Q9UQB9 (AURKC_HUMAN) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
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| Protein names | Recommended name: Aurora kinase C EC=2.7.11.1 Alternative name(s): Aurora 3 Aurora/IPL1-related kinase 3 Short name=ARK-3 Short name=Aurora-related kinase 3 Aurora/IPL1/Eg2 protein 2 Serine/threonine-protein kinase 13 Serine/threonine-protein kinase aurora-C | ||||
| Gene names |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) [Reference proteome] | ||||
| Taxonomic identifier | 9606 [NCBI] | ||||
| Taxonomic lineage | Eukaryota › Metazoa › Chordata › Craniata › Vertebrata › Euteleostomi › Mammalia › Eutheria › Euarchontoglires › Primates › Haplorrhini › Catarrhini › Hominidae › Homo![]() |
Protein attributes
| Sequence length | 309 AA. |
| Sequence status | Complete. |
| Protein existence | Evidence at protein level |
General annotation (Comments)
| Function | Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Plays also a role in meiosis and more particularly in spermatogenesis. Has redundant cellular functions with AURKB and can rescue an AURKB knockdown. Like AURKB, AURKC phosphorylates histone H3 at 'Ser-10' and 'Ser-28'. Phosphorylates TACC1, another protein involved in cell division, at 'Ser-228'. Ref.4 Ref.8 Ref.9 Ref.10 Ref.12 Ref.13 |
| Catalytic activity | ATP + a protein = ADP + a phosphoprotein. |
| Enzyme regulation | Okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and protein phosphatase 5 (PP5), increases AURKC activity. AURKC is also stabilized through its interaction with INCENP, which acts also as an activator. Ref.9 |
| Subunit structure | Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) composed of at least BIRC5/survivin, CDCA8/borealin, INCENP, AURKB and AURKC. Interacts directly with BIRC5/survivin and INCENP. Interacts with TACC1. Ref.8 Ref.9 Ref.10 Ref.12 |
| Subcellular location | Nucleus. Chromosome. Chromosome › centromere. Cytoplasm › cytoskeleton › spindle. Note: Distributes in the condensed chromosomes during prophase to metaphase. After entering anaphase, there is a dissociation from separated chromosomes and a redistribution to midzone microtubules, and finally remains in the midbody during cytokinesis. Ref.1 Ref.3 Ref.4 Ref.8 Ref.9 Ref.10 Ref.12 Ref.13 |
| Tissue specificity | Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are expressed in testis. Elevated expression levels were seen only in a subset of cancer cell lines such as Hep-G2, Huh-7 and HeLa. Expression is maximum at M phase. Ref.4 |
| Induction | Expression is cell cycle-regulated, with an increase during G2 and M phases. Ref.3 Ref.8 Ref.9 |
| Involvement in disease | Spermatogenic failure 5 (SPGF5) [MIM:243060]: An infertility disorder caused by spermatogenesis defects. Semen from affected men show close to 100% morphologically abnormal multiflagellar spermatozoa with low motility, oversized irregular heads, and abnormal midpiece and acrosome. |
| Sequence similarities | Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. Aurora subfamily. Contains 1 protein kinase domain. |
Ontologies
Alternative products
| This entry describes 3 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. [Align] [Select] | ||||||
| Isoform 1 (identifier: Q9UQB9-1) This isoform has been chosen as the 'canonical' sequence. All positional information in this entry refers to it. This is also the sequence that appears in the downloadable versions of the entry. | ||||||
| Isoform 2 (identifier: Q9UQB9-2) The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows: 1-34: Missing. | ||||||
| Isoform 3 (identifier: Q9UQB9-3) Also known as: Aurora C-SV; The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows: 1-20: MSSPRAVVQLGKAQPAGEEL → M |
Sequence annotation (Features)
| Feature key | Position(s) | Length | Description | Graphical view | Feature identifier | ||||
Molecule processing | |||||||||
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| Chain | 1 – 309 | 309 | Aurora kinase C | PRO_0000085660 | |||||
Regions | |||||||||
| Domain | 43 – 293 | 251 | Protein kinase | ||||||
| Nucleotide binding | 49 – 57 | 9 | ATP By similarity | ||||||
Sites | |||||||||
| Active site | 166 | 1 | Proton acceptor By similarity | ||||||
| Binding site | 72 | 1 | ATP By similarity | ||||||
Amino acid modifications | |||||||||
| Modified residue | 198 | 1 | Phosphothreonine; by PKA By similarity | ||||||
Natural variations | |||||||||
| Alternative sequence | 1 – 34 | 34 | Missing in isoform 2. | VSP_004872 | |||||
| Alternative sequence | 1 – 20 | 20 | MSSPR…AGEEL → M in isoform 3. | VSP_041095 | |||||
| Natural variant | 52 | 1 | G → E in a lung adenocarcinoma sample; somatic mutation. Ref.15 | VAR_040385 | |||||
| Natural variant | 148 | 1 | E → Q in a lung squamous cell carcinoma sample; somatic mutation. Ref.15 | VAR_040386 | |||||
| Natural variant | 244 | 1 | H → Q in a lung adenocarcinoma sample; somatic mutation. Ref.15 | VAR_040387 | |||||
Experimental info | |||||||||
| Mutagenesis | 72 | 1 | K → R: Impairs kinase activity. Ref.8 Ref.9 | ||||||
| Mutagenesis | 166 | 1 | D → Y: Impairs kinase activity, and keeps AURKC with the chromosomes until the end of mitosis. Ref.10 | ||||||
| Mutagenesis | 198 | 1 | T → A: Impairs kinase activity. Ref.4 Ref.9 | ||||||
| Sequence conflict | 109 | 1 | Y → H in AAC25955. Ref.1 | ||||||
| Sequence conflict | 150 | 1 | L → V in AAC77369. Ref.2 | ||||||
| Sequence conflict | 193 – 195 | 3 | SLR → LPE in AAC77369. Ref.2 | ||||||
Sequences
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References
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| [1] | "Protein kinase profile of sperm and eggs: cloning and characterization of two novel testis-specific protein kinases (AIE1, AIE2) related to yeast and fly chromosome segregation regulators." Tseng T.-C., Chen S.-H., Hsu Y.-P.P., Tang T.K. DNA Cell Biol. 17:823-833(1998) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 1), SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. Tissue: Testis. |
| [2] | "Cloning of STK13, a third human protein kinase related to Drosophila aurora and budding yeast Ipl1 that maps on chromosome 19q13.3-ter." Bernard M., Sanseau P., Henry C., Couturier A., Prigent C. Genomics 53:406-409(1998) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 2). Tissue: Placenta. |
| [3] | "Cell cycle-dependent expression and centrosome localization of a third human Aurora/Ipl1-related protein kinase, AIK3." Kimura M., Matsuda Y., Yoshioka T., Okano Y. J. Biol. Chem. 274:7334-7340(1999) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 1), INDUCTION, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. Tissue: Testis. |
| [4] | "Cloning and characterization of a novel human Aurora C splicing variant." Yan X., Wu Y., Li Q., Cao L., Liu X., Saiyin H., Yu L. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 328:353-361(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 3), TISSUE SPECIFICITY, FUNCTION, MUTAGENESIS OF THR-198, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. |
| [5] | "The DNA sequence and biology of human chromosome 19." Grimwood J., Gordon L.A., Olsen A.S., Terry A., Schmutz J., Lamerdin J.E., Hellsten U., Goodstein D., Couronne O., Tran-Gyamfi M., Aerts A., Altherr M., Ashworth L., Bajorek E., Black S., Branscomb E., Caenepeel S., Carrano A.V. Lucas S.M.Nature 428:529-535(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. |
| [6] | Mural R.J., Istrail S., Sutton G.G., Florea L., Halpern A.L., Mobarry C.M., Lippert R., Walenz B., Shatkay H., Dew I., Miller J.R., Flanigan M.J., Edwards N.J., Bolanos R., Fasulo D., Halldorsson B.V., Hannenhalli S., Turner R. Venter J.C.Submitted (JUL-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. |
| [7] | "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)." The MGC Project Team Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA] (ISOFORM 2). Tissue: Brain. |
| [8] | "Aurora-C kinase is a novel chromosomal passenger protein that can complement Aurora-B kinase function in mitotic cells." Sasai K., Katayama H., Stenoien D.L., Fujii S., Honda R., Kimura M., Okano Y., Tatsuka M., Suzuki F., Nigg E.A., Earnshaw W.C., Brinkley W.R., Sen S. Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 59:249-263(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: INDUCTION, FUNCTION, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, INTERACTION WITH INCENP, MUTAGENESIS OF LYS-72. |
| [9] | "Direct association with inner centromere protein (INCENP) activates the novel chromosomal passenger protein, Aurora-C." Li X., Sakashita G., Matsuzaki H., Sugimoto K., Kimura K., Hanaoka F., Taniguchi H., Furukawa K., Urano T. J. Biol. Chem. 279:47201-47211(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: IDENTIFICATION IN THE CDC COMPLEX, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, ENZYME REGULATION, FUNCTION, MUTAGENESIS OF LYS-72 AND THR-198. |
| [10] | "Aurora C is directly associated with Survivin and required for cytokinesis." Yan X., Cao L., Li Q., Wu Y., Zhang H., Saiyin H., Liu X., Zhang X., Shi Q., Yu L. Genes Cells 10:617-626(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: IDENTIFICATION IN THE CDC COMPLEX, INTERACTION WITH BIRC5, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, FUNCTION, MUTAGENESIS OF ASP-166. |
| [11] | "Homozygous mutation of AURKC yields large-headed polyploid spermatozoa and causes male infertility." Dieterich K., Soto Rifo R., Faure A.K., Hennebicq S., Ben Amar B., Zahi M., Perrin J., Martinez D., Sele B., Jouk P.-S., Ohlmann T., Rousseaux S., Lunardi J., Ray P.F. Nat. Genet. 39:661-665(2007) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: INVOLVEMENT IN SPGF5. |
| [12] | "Aurora-C interacts with and phosphorylates the transforming acidic coiled-coil 1 protein." Gabillard J.C., Ulisse S., Baldini E., Sorrenti S., Cremet J.Y., Coccaro C., Prigent C., D'Armiento M., Arlot-Bonnemains Y. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 408:647-653(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: FUNCTION, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, INTERACTION WITH TACC1. |
| [13] | "A role for Aurora C in the chromosomal passenger complex during human preimplantation embryo development." Avo Santos M., van de Werken C., de Vries M., Jahr H., Vromans M.J., Laven J.S., Fauser B.C., Kops G.J., Lens S.M., Baart E.B. Hum. Reprod. 26:1868-1881(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: FUNCTION, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. |
| [14] | "A new AURKC mutation causing macrozoospermia: implications for human spermatogenesis and clinical diagnosis." Ben Khelifa M., Zouari R., Harbuz R., Halouani L., Arnoult C., Lunardi J., Ray P.F. Mol. Hum. Reprod. 17:762-768(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: INVOLVEMENT IN SPGF5. |
| [15] | "Patterns of somatic mutation in human cancer genomes." Greenman C., Stephens P., Smith R., Dalgliesh G.L., Hunter C., Bignell G., Davies H., Teague J., Butler A., Stevens C., Edkins S., O'Meara S., Vastrik I., Schmidt E.E., Avis T., Barthorpe S., Bhamra G., Buck G. Stratton M.R.Nature 446:153-158(2007) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract] Cited for: VARIANTS [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS] GLU-52; GLN-148 AND GLN-244. |
| + | Additional computationally mapped references. |
Cross-references
Sequence databases | |
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| EMBL GenBank DDBJ | AF054621 mRNA. Translation: AAC25955.1. AF059681 mRNA. Translation: AAC77369.1. AB017332 mRNA. Translation: BAA76292.1. AY661554 mRNA. Translation: AAT64422.1. AC005261 Genomic DNA. No translation available. CH471135 Genomic DNA. Translation: EAW72485.1. BC075064 mRNA. Translation: AAH75064.2. |
| IPI | IPI00099756. IPI00332343. IPI00555808. |
| RefSeq | NP_001015878.1. NM_001015878.1. NP_001015879.1. NM_001015879.1. NP_003151.2. NM_003160.2. |
| UniGene | Hs.98338. |
3D structure databases | |
| ProteinModelPortal | Q9UQB9. |
| ModBase | Search... |
Protein-protein interaction databases | |
| IntAct | Q9UQB9. 2 interactions. |
| STRING | 9606.ENSP00000302898. |
PTM databases | |
| PhosphoSite | Q9UQB9. |
Polymorphism databases | |
| DMDM | 27805738. |
Proteomic databases | |
| PaxDb | Q9UQB9. |
| PRIDE | Q9UQB9. |
Protocols and materials databases | |
| DNASU | 6795. |
| StructuralBiologyKnowledgebase | Search... |
Genome annotation databases | |
| Ensembl | ENST00000302804; ENSP00000302898; ENSG00000105146. ENST00000415300; ENSP00000407162; ENSG00000105146. ENST00000448930; ENSP00000406798; ENSG00000105146. ENST00000598785; ENSP00000471830; ENSG00000105146. |
| GeneID | 6795. |
| KEGG | hsa:6795. |
| UCSC | uc002qoc.3. human. uc002qod.3. human. |
Organism-specific databases | |
| CTD | 6795. |
| GeneCards | GC19P057743. |
| HGNC | HGNC:11391. AURKC. |
| HPA | HPA034859. |
| MIM | 243060. phenotype. 603495. gene. |
| neXtProt | NX_Q9UQB9. |
| Orphanet | 137893. Male infertility associated with large-headed multiflagellar polyploid spermatozoa. |
| PharmGKB | PA36200. |
| GenAtlas | Search... |
Phylogenomic databases | |
| eggNOG | COG0515. |
| HOGENOM | HOG000233016. |
| HOVERGEN | HBG108519. |
| InParanoid | Q9UQB9. |
| KO | K11480. |
| OMA | ILKHPWV. |
Enzyme and pathway databases | |
| Pathway_Interaction_DB | aurora_b_pathway. Aurora B signaling. aurora_c_pathway. Aurora C signaling. aurora_kinase_pathway. Signaling by Aurora kinases. |
Gene expression databases | |
| Bgee | Q9UQB9. |
| CleanEx | HS_AURKC. |
| Genevestigator | Q9UQB9. |
| GermOnline | ENSG00000105146. Homo sapiens. |
Family and domain databases | |
| InterPro | IPR011009. Kinase-like_dom. IPR000719. Prot_kinase_cat_dom. IPR017441. Protein_kinase_ATP_BS. IPR002290. Ser/Thr_dual-sp_kinase_dom. IPR008271. Ser/Thr_kinase_AS. [Graphical view] |
| Pfam | PF00069. Pkinase. 1 hit. [Graphical view] |
| SMART | SM00220. S_TKc. 1 hit. [Graphical view] |
| SUPFAM | SSF56112. Kinase_like. 1 hit. |
| PROSITE | PS00107. PROTEIN_KINASE_ATP. 1 hit. PS50011. PROTEIN_KINASE_DOM. 1 hit. PS00108. PROTEIN_KINASE_ST. 1 hit. [Graphical view] |
| ProtoNet | Search... |
Other | |
| BindingDB | Q9UQB9. |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL3935. |
| GenomeRNAi | 6795. |
| NextBio | 26545. |
| SOURCE | Search... |
Entry information
| Entry name | AURKC_HUMAN | ||||||||
| Accession | Primary (citable) accession number: Q9UQB9 Secondary accession number(s): O60681 Q9UPK5 | ||||||||
| Entry history |
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| Entry status | Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot) | ||||||||
| Annotation program | Chordata Protein Annotation Program | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Any medical or genetic information present in this entry is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. It is not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care. | ||||||||
Relevant documents
| Human and mouse protein kinases Human and mouse protein kinases: classification and index |
| Human chromosome 19 Human chromosome 19: entries, gene names and cross-references to MIM |
| Human entries with polymorphisms or disease mutations List of human entries with polymorphisms or disease mutations |
| Human polymorphisms and disease mutations Index of human polymorphisms and disease mutations |
| MIM cross-references Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) cross-references in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
| SIMILARITY comments Index of protein domains and families |

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