Gene Information
Gene NameMLCK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1914
Protein NamesMyosin light chain kinase, smooth muscle (MLCK) (smMLCK) (EC 2.7.11.18) (Kinase-related protein) (KRP) (Telokin) [Cleaved into: Myosin light chain kinase, smooth muscle, deglutamylated form]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ15746
Gene CardMYLK
Uniprot IDQ15746
PfamPF00041; PF07679; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificitySmooth muscle and non-muscle isozymes are expressed in a wide variety of adult and fetal tissues and in cultured endothelium with qualitative expression appearing to be neither tissue- nor development-specific. Non-muscle isoform 2 is the dominant splice variant expressed in various tissues. Telokin has been found in a wide variety of adult and fetal tissues. Accumulates in well differentiated enterocytes of the intestinal epithelium in response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10536370, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16835238, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20053363, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8575746}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.003490(Rat);0.033333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2CQV  (NMR  2K0F  (NMR  2YR3  (NMR  5JQA  (X-ray  1.80A  5JTH  (X-ray  1.84A  6C6M  (X-ray  2.50A 
DBSNP rs28497577  rs143896146  rs140148380  rs111256888  rs3796164  rs55846245  rs35912339  rs56378658  rs35436690  rs35156360  rs750686734  rs138172035  rs776858093  rs142835596  rs112537316  rs3732485  rs3732486  rs34542174  rs3732487  rs75370906  rs368390254  rs181663420  rs1576422965  rs34982967  rs1576401641  rs387906781 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20053363}. Cell projection, lamellipodium {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20053363}. Cleavage furrow {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15020676}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, stress fiber {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15020676}. Note=Localized to stress fibers during interphase and to the cleavage furrow during mitosis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15020676}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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