Molecular cloning of MINK, a novel member of mammalian GCK family kinases, which is up‐regulated during postnatal mouse cerebral development

I Dan, NM Watanabe, T Kobayashi… - FEBS …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
I Dan, NM Watanabe, T Kobayashi, K Yamashita-Suzuki, Y Fukagaya, E Kajikawa…
FEBS letters, 2000Wiley Online Library
A new germinal center kinase (GCK) family kinase, Misshapen/NIKs‐related kinase (MINK),
has been cloned and its expression has been characterized in several tissues and various
developmental stages of the mouse brain. MINK encodes a 1300 amino acid polypeptide,
consisting of an N‐terminal kinase domain, a proline‐rich intermediate region, and a C‐
terminal GCK homology region. The expression of MINK is up‐regulated during the
postnatal development of the mouse brain. MINK activates the cJun N‐terminal kinase and …
A new germinal center kinase (GCK) family kinase, Misshapen/NIKs‐related kinase (MINK), has been cloned and its expression has been characterized in several tissues and various developmental stages of the mouse brain. MINK encodes a 1300 amino acid polypeptide, consisting of an N‐terminal kinase domain, a proline‐rich intermediate region, and a C‐terminal GCK homology region. The expression of MINK is up‐regulated during the postnatal development of the mouse brain. MINK activates the cJun N‐terminal kinase and the p38 pathways.
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