Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00473
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Serine/threonine-protein kinase 4
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name STK4
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ATP binding
Specific Function Stress-activated, pro-apoptotic kinase which, following caspase-cleavage, enters the nucleus and induces chromatin condensation followed by internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Key component of the Hippo signaling pathway which plays a pivotal role in organ size control and tumor suppression by restricting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of this pathway is composed of a kinase cascade wherein STK3/MST2 and STK4/MST1, in complex with its regulatory protein SAV1, phosphorylates and activates LATS1/2 in complex with its regulatory protein MOB1, which in turn phosphorylates and inactivates YAP1 oncoprotein and WWTR1/TAZ. Phosphorylation of YAP1 by LATS2 inhibits its translocation into the nucleus to regulate cellular genes important for cell proliferation, cell death, and cell migration. STK3/MST2 and STK4/MST1 are required to repress proliferation of mature hepatocytes, to prevent activation of facultative adult liver stem cells (oval cells), and to inhibit tumor formation. Phosphorylates 'Ser-14' of histone H2B (H2BS14ph) during apoptosis. Phosphorylates FOXO3 upon oxidative stress, which results in its nuclear translocation and cell death initiation. Phosphorylates MOBKL1A, MOBKL1B and RASSF2. Phosphorylates TNNI3 (cardiac Tn-I) and alters its binding affinity to TNNC1 (cardiac Tn-C) and TNNT2 (cardiac Tn-T). Phosphorylates FOXO1 on 'Ser-212' and regulates its activation and stimulates transcription of PMAIP1 in a FOXO1-dependent manner. Phosphorylates SIRT1 and inhibits SIRT1-mediated p53/TP53 deacetylation, thereby promoting p53/TP53 dependent transcription and apoptosis upon DNA damage. Acts as an inhibitor of PKB/AKT1. Phosphorylates AR on 'Ser-650' and suppresses its activity by intersecting with PKB/AKT1 signaling and antagonizing formation of AR-chromatin complexes.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 13
Locus Not Available
SNPs STK4
Gene Sequence
>1464 bp
ATGGAGACGGTGCAGCTTAGGAACCCGCCGCGCCGGCAGCTGAAAAAGTTGGATGAAGAT
AGTTTAACTAAACAACCGGAAGAAGTGTTTGATGTCTTAGAGAAACTTGGAGAAGGGTCC
TATGGCAGCGTGTACAAAGCTATTCATAAAGAGACCGGTCAGATTGTTGCTATTAAGCAA
GTTCCTGTGGAATCAGACCTGCAGGAGATAATCAAAGAAATCTCTATCATGCAGCAATGT
GACAGCCCTCATGTAGTCAAATATTACGGCAGTTACTTTAAGAACACAGACTTGTGGATC
GTGATGGAGTACTGTGGGGCTGGTTCTGTATCTGATATTATTCGATTACGAAATAAAACG
TTAACAGAAGATGAAATAGCTACAATATTACAGTCAACACTTAAGGGACTGGAATATCTT
CATTTTATGAGAAAAATACACCGAGATATCAAAGCAGGAAATATTTTGCTCAATACAGAA
GGTCATGCAAAACTTGCAGATTTTGGGGTAGCAGGTCAACTTACAGATACCATGGCCAAG
CGAAATACAGTGATAGGAACACCTTTTTGGATGGCTCCAGAAGTGATCCAGGAAATTGGG
TACAACTGTGTAGCAGACATCTGGTCATTGGGAATAACAGCCATAGAAATGGCTGAAGGA
AAGCCTCCATATGCTGATATCCATCCAATGAGGGCCATCTTCATGATTCCTACCAACCCA
CCCCCCACATTCCGAAAGCCGGAACTGTGGTCAGATAGCTTCATGGATTTTGTGAAGCAG
TGTCTTGTCAAGAGCCCCGAGCAGAGAGCCACAGCCACTCAACTCCTCCAGCACCCGTTT
GTCAAGAGTGCCAAAGGAGTGTCCATACTGCGGGACTTGATTAATGAAGCCATGGACGTG
AAGCTGAAACGCCAGGAGGCCCAGCAGCGGGAGGTGGACCAGGAGGAGGAAGAAAACTCT
GAGGAGGATGAGCTAGATTCTGGCACGATGGTCCGAGCAGCAGGGGATGAGATGGGCACT
GTCCGAGTAGCCAGCAGCATGAGTGACGGGGCCAATACGATGATCGAGCACGATGACACG
TTGCCGTCCCAGCTGGGCACCATGGTGATCAACACGGAGGACGAGGAAGAAGAAGGCACA
ATGAAAAGAAGGGACGAGACCATGCAGCCTGCCAGACCATCGTTCCTTGAATATTTCGAA
CAAAAAGAAAAGGAAAATCAGATCAACAGCTTCGGCAAGAGTGTCCCTGGCCCATTGCAG
AACTCCTCAGATTGGAAAGTTCCCCAGGATGGAGACTATGAATTCCTGAAGAGTTGGACG
GTGGAAGACCTTCAGAAGAGGCTCCTGGCCCTGGACCCCATGATGGAGCAGGAGATTGAG
GAGATCCGGCAGAAGTACCAGTCGAAGCGGCAGCCCATCCTGGACGCCATTGAGGCCAAG
AAGCGGCGGCAGCAGAACTTCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 487
Molecular Weight 55587.0
Theoretical pI 4.68
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Serine/threonine-protein kinase 4
METVQLRNPPRRQLKKLDEDSLTKQPEEVFDVLEKLGEGSYGSVYKAIHKETGQIVAIKQ
VPVESDLQEIIKEISIMQQCDSPHVVKYYGSYFKNTDLWIVMEYCGAGSVSDIIRLRNKT
LTEDEIATILQSTLKGLEYLHFMRKIHRDIKAGNILLNTEGHAKLADFGVAGQLTDTMAK
RNTVIGTPFWMAPEVIQEIGYNCVADIWSLGITAIEMAEGKPPYADIHPMRAIFMIPTNP
PPTFRKPELWSDSFMDFVKQCLVKSPEQRATATQLLQHPFVKSAKGVSILRDLINEAMDV
KLKRQEAQQREVDQEEEENSEEDELDSGTMVRAAGDEMGTVRVASSMSDGANTMIEHDDT
LPSQLGTMVINTEDEEEEGTMKRRDETMQPARPSFLEYFEQKEKENQINSFGKSVPGPLQ
NSSDWKVPQDGDYEFLKSWTVEDLQKRLLALDPMMEQEIEEIRQKYQSKRQPILDAIEAK
KRRQQNF
GenBank ID Protein AAX08921.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q5E9L6
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name STK4_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID BT020904
GeneCard ID STK4
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available