Gene Information
Gene NameTAOK1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1001
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase TAO1 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Kinase from chicken homolog B) (hKFC-B) (MARK Kinase) (MARKK) (Prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinase 2) (PSK-2) (PSK2) (Prostate-derived STE20-like kinase 2) (Thousand and one amino acid protein kinase 1) (TAOK1) (hTAOK1)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase tao1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000160551 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ7L7X3
Gene CardTAOK1
Uniprot IDQ7L7X3
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.182023519)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TAOK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TAOK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TAOK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TAOK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Taok1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TAOK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Taok1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TAOK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTAOK3, TAOK2
ParalogsPAK5, PAK6, PAK4, SBK2, STK39, MAP4K1, PAK2, PAK1, PAK3, MINK1, TNIK, MAP4K5, SLK, MAP3K14, MAP3K19, STRADB, STK4, MAP3K1, TAOK2, MAP4K3, NRK, STRADA, MAP2K3, STK10, MAP2K6, STK26, TAOK3, MAP3K8, MAP4K2, OXSR1, STK3, NEK4, STK25, STK24, MAP4K4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the testis, and to a lower extent also expressed in brain, placenta, colon and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:13679851, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9786855}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2030976698  rs34151057 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:13679851}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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