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protein coding gene - mkh1 (SPAC1F3.02c) - MEK kinase (MEKK) Mkh1

Gene summary

Standard name
mkh1
Systematic ID
SPAC1F3.02c
Product
MEK kinase (MEKK) Mkh1
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast)
UniProt ID
Q10407
ORFeome ID
30/30D07
Characterisation status
biological role published
Feature type
mRNA gene
Genomic location
chromosome I: 613369..617275 reverse strand

Annotation

PBO:0016518 - Mkh1-Pek1-Pmk1 MAP kinase

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GO biological process

GO:0000196 - cell integrity MAPK cascade

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GO:0071852 - fungal-type cell wall organization or biogenesis

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GO cellular component

GO:0032153 - cell division site

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GO:0051286 - cell tip

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GO:0005737 - cytoplasm

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GO:0005829 - cytosol

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GO:0000935 - division septum

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GO molecular function

GO:0004709 - MAP kinase kinase kinase activity

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GO:0005515 - protein binding

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Modification

MOD:00046 - O-phospho-L-serine

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MOD:00047 - O-phospho-L-threonine

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MOD:00048 - O4'-phospho-L-tyrosine

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MOD:00696 - phosphorylated residue

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Multi-locus phenotype

FYPO:0001235 - decreased extent of cell population growth

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FYPO:0001838 - decreased protein phosphorylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0001122 - elongated vegetative cell

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FYPO:0001192 - normal growth on cell wall-degrading enzymes

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FYPO:0000776 - normal protein phosphorylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0001357 - normal vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0001884 - resistance to Calcofluor White

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FYPO:0007359 - resistance to heavy water

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FYPO:0001379 - resistance to tacrolimus

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FYPO:0001473 - resistance to tacrolimus during salt stress

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FYPO:0000079 - sensitive to caspofungin

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FYPO:0002060 - viable vegetative cell population

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Quantitative gene expression

PBO:0006310 - protein level

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PBO:0011963 - RNA level

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Single locus phenotype

FYPO:0002033 - abolished protein phosphorylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0003535 - decreased bipolar index

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FYPO:0000082 - decreased cell population growth at high temperature

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FYPO:0003743 - decreased cell population growth during glucose starvation

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FYPO:0009091 - decreased cell population growth on lysine and proline nitrogen source

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FYPO:0009092 - decreased cell population growth on lysine and serine nitrogen source

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FYPO:0002924 - decreased cell population growth on maltose carbon source

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FYPO:0009099 - decreased cell population growth on mannitol carbon source

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FYPO:0000708 - decreased mating efficiency

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FYPO:0001838 - decreased protein phosphorylation during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0003340 - decreased re-entry into mitotic cell cycle during recovery from stationary phase

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FYPO:0004480 - decreased transcription from CDRE promoter in response to micafungin

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FYPO:0004479 - decreased transcription from CDRE promoter in response to salt stress

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FYPO:0001355 - decreased vegetative cell population growth

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FYPO:0003344 - elongated multinucleate multiseptate cell, single septa between nuclei, during stationary phase

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FYPO:0001253 - elongated multinucleate multiseptate vegetative cell, single septa between nuclei

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FYPO:0001122 - elongated vegetative cell

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FYPO:0009096 - increased cell population growth on xylose carbon source

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FYPO:0003532 - increased monopolar index

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FYPO:0001404 - irregular colony morphology

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FYPO:0001420 - normal vegetative cell population growth rate

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FYPO:0009030 - resistance to amitrole

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FYPO:0000763 - resistance to cadmium

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FYPO:0001884 - resistance to Calcofluor White

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FYPO:0009038 - resistance to egtazic acid

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FYPO:0007359 - resistance to heavy water

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FYPO:0001103 - resistance to hydrogen peroxide

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FYPO:0001583 - resistance to lithium

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FYPO:0009085 - resistance to lithium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0005969 - resistance to magnesium chloride

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FYPO:0009087 - resistance to magnesium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0001379 - resistance to tacrolimus

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FYPO:0001473 - resistance to tacrolimus during salt stress

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FYPO:0009067 - sensitive to amorolfine

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FYPO:0002720 - sensitive to beta-glucanase

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FYPO:0000095 - sensitive to bleomycin

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FYPO:0000097 - sensitive to caffeine during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0000085 - sensitive to camptothecin

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FYPO:0003840 - sensitive to carbendazim

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FYPO:0000079 - sensitive to caspofungin

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FYPO:0001190 - sensitive to cell wall-degrading enzymes

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FYPO:0000104 - sensitive to cycloheximide

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FYPO:0007931 - sensitive to egtazic acid

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FYPO:0000842 - sensitive to ethanol during vegetative growth

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FYPO:0002167 - sensitive to ethyl methanesulfonate

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FYPO:0007928 - sensitive to ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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FYPO:0000785 - sensitive to formamide

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FYPO:0000087 - sensitive to hydrogen peroxide

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FYPO:0000088 - sensitive to hydroxyurea

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FYPO:0009071 - sensitive to itraconazole

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FYPO:0000107 - sensitive to latrunculin A

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FYPO:0001214 - sensitive to potassium chloride

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FYPO:0007924 - sensitive to potassium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate

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FYPO:0000111 - sensitive to rapamycin

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FYPO:0000271 - sensitive to salt stress

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FYPO:0007938 - sensitive to tea tree oil

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FYPO:0000797 - sensitive to tert-butyl hydroperoxide

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FYPO:0000091 - sensitive to thiabendazole

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FYPO:0002701 - sensitive to torin1

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FYPO:0001457 - sensitive to tunicamycin

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FYPO:0000115 - sensitive to valproic acid

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FYPO:0001492 - viable elongated vegetative cell

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FYPO:0002380 - viable spheroid vegetative cell

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FYPO:0001491 - viable vegetative cell

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FYPO:0002060 - viable vegetative cell population

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Taxonomic conservation

PBO:0011065 - conserved in eukaryotes

PBO:0011071 - conserved in eukaryotes only

PBO:0011064 - conserved in fungi

Protein features

IDNameInterPro nameDB name
PF00069PkinaseProt_kinase_domPFAM
cd06629STKc_Bck1_likeCDD
PS00108PROTEIN_KINASE_STSer/Thr_kinase_ASPROSITE_PATTERNS
PS00107PROTEIN_KINASE_ATPProtein_kinase_ATP_BSPROSITE_PATTERNS
PS50011PROTEIN_KINASE_DOMProt_kinase_domPROSITE_PROFILES
SM00220serkin_6Prot_kinase_domSMART
G3DSA:1.10.510.10:FF:000182FUNFAM
G3DSA:3.30.200.20:FF:000387FUNFAM
SSF56112Protein kinase-like (PK-like)Kinase-like_dom_sfSUPERFAMILY
G3DSA:1.10.510.10Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1GENE3D
PTHR48016MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE SSK2-RELATED-RELATEDMAP_kinase_kinase_kinasePANTHER
mobidb-lite-Disorderdisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Disorder
mobidb-lite-Low-complexitydisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Low-complexity
mobidb-lite-Polardisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Polar
mobidb-lite-Positive-Polyelectrolytedisorder_predictionMOBIDB-Positive-Polyelectrolyte

Orthologs

References / Literature

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Sánchez-Mir L et al. PLoS One 2014;9(1):e88020
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Tay YD et al. Cell Rep 2019 Feb 05;26(6):1654-1667.e7
PMID:21712547 - Mitotic substrates of the kinase aurora with roles in chromatin regulation identified through quantitative phosphoproteomics of fission yeast.
Koch A et al. Sci Signal 2011 Jun 28;4(179):rs6
PMID:32142608 - Mutations in a Single Signaling Pathway Allow Cell Growth in Heavy Water.
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Das J et al. Sci Signal 2013 May 21;6(276):ra38
PMID:22907753 - Posttranscriptional regulation of cell-cell interaction protein-encoding transcripts by Zfs1p in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Wells ML et al. Mol Cell Biol 2012 Oct;32(20):4206-14
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PMID:24957674 - Yeast X-chromosome-associated protein 5 (Xap5) functions with H2A.Z to suppress aberrant transcripts.
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PMID:39476757 - Characterization of Ksg1 protein kinase-dependent phosphoproteome in the fission yeast S. pombe.
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PMID:16291757 - Stress-induced response, localization, and regulation of the Pmk1 cell integrity pathway in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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PMID:10365961 - The MAPK kinase Pek1 acts as a phosphorylation-dependent molecular switch.
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Merla A et al. Curr Genet 2001 Jun;39(4):205-9
PMID:27984725 - CDK Substrate Phosphorylation and Ordering the Cell Cycle.
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PMID:25375137 - Systematic analysis of the role of RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of RNA stability.
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PMID:22570491 - Yeast adaptor protein, Nbp2p, is conserved regulator of fungal Ptc1p phosphatases and is involved in multiple signaling pathways.
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PMID:19547744 - Evolution of phosphoregulation: comparison of phosphorylation patterns across yeast species.
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PMID:29084823 - Phosphorylation of the RNA-binding protein Zfs1 modulates sexual differentiation in fission yeast.
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PMID:22681890 - Hierarchical modularity and the evolution of genetic interactomes across species.
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PMID:39540318 - Pck2 association with the plasma membrane and efficient response of the cell integrity pathway require regulation of PI4P homeostasis by exomer.
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PMID:9199286 - Mkh1, a MEK kinase required for cell wall integrity and proper response to osmotic and temperature stress in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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PMID:20501954 - Search for kinases related to transition of growth polarity in fission yeast.
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PMID:20729203 - MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK)-dependent and -independent activation of Sty1 stress MAPK in fission yeast.
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Calvo IA et al. PLoS One 2009 Aug 12;4(8):e6619
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PMID:23294323 - The Kin1 kinase and the calcineurin phosphatase cooperate to link actin ring assembly and septum synthesis in fission yeast.
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PMID:17005909 - Rho2 is a target of the farnesyltransferase Cpp1 and acts upstream of Pmk1 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in fission yeast.
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PMID:20473289 - Analysis of a genome-wide set of gene deletions in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
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PMID:27168121 - Discovery of genes involved in mitosis, cell division, cell wall integrity and chromosome segregation through construction of Schizosaccharomyces pombe deletion strains.
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PMID:23101633 - Quantitative analysis of fission yeast transcriptomes and proteomes in proliferating and quiescent cells.
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