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    AURKA aurora kinase A [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 6790, updated on 27-Nov-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    AURKAprovided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    aurora kinase Aprovided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:11393
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000087586 MIM:603072; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11393
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Also known as
    AIK; ARK1; AURA; BTAK; STK6; STK7; STK15; PPP1R47
    Summary
    The protein encoded by this gene is a cell cycle-regulated kinase that appears to be involved in microtubule formation and/or stabilization at the spindle pole during chromosome segregation. The encoded protein is found at the centrosome in interphase cells and at the spindle poles in mitosis. This gene may play a role in tumor development and progression. A processed pseudogene of this gene has been found on chromosome 1, and an unprocessed pseudogene has been found on chromosome 10. Multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
    Expression
    Broad expression in testis (RPKM 12.9), lymph node (RPKM 6.9) and 16 other tissues See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    See AURKA in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    20q13.2
    Exon count:
    11
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 20 NC_000020.11 (56369390..56392215, complement)
    RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 20 NC_060944.1 (58146836..58169709, complement)
    RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 20 NC_000020.10 (54944446..54967271, complement)

    Chromosome 20 - NC_000020.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr20:54834703-54835902 Neighboring gene melanocortin 3 receptor Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 10041 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 13057 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr20:54937273-54937462 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:54938029-54938529 Neighboring gene family with sequence similarity 210 member B Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr20:54961142-54962341 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 18142 Neighboring gene cleavage stimulation factor subunit 1 Neighboring gene Cas scaffold protein family member 4 Neighboring gene ribosomal protein L39 pseudogene

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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    HIV-1 interactions

    Protein interactions

    Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
    Vpr vpr HIV-1 Vpr upregulates AURKA in HeLa cells within 12 hours of exposure PubMed
    Vpu vpu In vitro protein-protein interaction analysis identifies a Vpu-binding host protein aurora kinase A (AURKA, AURA) PubMed

    Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Clone Names

    • MGC34538

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables AMP-activated protein kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables ATP binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables DNA-dependent protein kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables Rho-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2alpha kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H2AS1 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H2AS121 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H2AT120 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H2AXS139 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H2BS14 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H2BS36 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3S10 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3S28 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3S57 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3T11 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3T3 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3T45 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H3T6 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables histone H4S1 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables molecular function activator activity EXP
    Inferred from Experiment
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein heterodimerization activity IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein kinase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein kinase binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein serine kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity EXP
    Inferred from Experiment
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    enables protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables ribosomal protein S6 kinase activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables ubiquitin protein ligase binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    involved_in anterior/posterior axis specification IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in apoptotic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cell division IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in centrosome localization IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in chromatin remodeling IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cilium disassembly IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within liver regeneration IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in mitotic cell cycle TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in mitotic centrosome separation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in mitotic spindle organization IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of gene expression IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of protein binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in neuron projection extension IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in peptidyl-serine phosphorylation IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of mitochondrial fission IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of mitotic nuclear division TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of oocyte maturation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in protein autophosphorylation TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in protein localization to centrosome IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within protein phosphorylation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in protein phosphorylation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of centrosome cycle TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cytokinesis IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of protein stability IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within response to wounding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in spindle assembly involved in female meiosis I IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in spindle organization IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in axon hillock IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in basolateral plasma membrane ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in centriole IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    is_active_in centrosome IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in centrosome IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in centrosome TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    part_of chromosome passenger complex IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in ciliary basal body IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in cytosol IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
     
    located_in cytosol TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in germinal vesicle IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in glutamatergic synapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    is_active_in kinetochore IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in meiotic spindle IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in microtubule cytoskeleton IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in midbody TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in mitotic spindle IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
     
    located_in mitotic spindle pole IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in nucleoplasm IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
     
    located_in nucleoplasm TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    is_active_in nucleus IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in nucleus IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in postsynaptic density IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in pronucleus IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in spindle TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    colocalizes_with spindle microtubule IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in spindle midzone IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    is_active_in spindle pole IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in spindle pole centrosome IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    aurora kinase A
    Names
    aurora 2
    aurora/IPL1-like kinase
    aurora/IPL1-related kinase 1
    breast tumor-amplified kinase
    protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 47
    serine/threonine protein kinase 15
    serine/threonine-protein kinase 6
    serine/threonine-protein kinase aurora-A
    NP_001310232.1
    NP_001310233.1
    NP_001310234.1
    NP_001411346.1
    NP_001411347.1
    NP_001411348.1
    NP_001411349.1
    NP_003591.2
    NP_940835.1
    NP_940836.1
    NP_940837.1
    NP_940838.1
    NP_940839.1

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    Genomic

    1. NG_012133.1 RefSeqGene

      Range
      5081..27906
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001323303.2 → NP_001310232.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AF011468, AL121914, BP224535
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    2. NM_001323304.2 → NP_001310233.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      BC001280, BP224535, BU171303
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Related
      ENSP00000360407.2, ENST00000371356.6
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    3. NM_001323305.2 → NP_001310234.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AF011468, AL121914
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    4. NM_001424417.1 → NP_001411346.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL121914
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
    5. NM_001424418.1 → NP_001411347.1  aurora kinase A isoform 2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL121914
    6. NM_001424419.1 → NP_001411348.1  aurora kinase A isoform 2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL121914
    7. NM_001424420.1 → NP_001411349.1  aurora kinase A isoform 2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL121914
    8. NM_003600.4 → NP_003591.2  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_003591.2

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1-9 encode the same protein.
      Source sequence(s)
      AF008551, AF011468, AL711075, BP224535
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Related
      ENSP00000216911.2, ENST00000347343.6
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    9. NM_198433.3 → NP_940835.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_940835.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript. Variants 1-9 encode the same protein.
      Source sequence(s)
      AF008551, AF011468, AL711075, BC027464, BP224535, BU542363
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    10. NM_198434.3 → NP_940836.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_940836.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (3) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1-9 encode the same protein.
      Source sequence(s)
      AF008551, AF011468, BM458030, BP224535
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Related
      ENSP00000379250.1, ENST00000395914.5
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    11. NM_198435.3 → NP_940837.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_940837.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1-9 encode the same protein.
      Source sequence(s)
      AF011468, BU171303
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Related
      ENSP00000379249.3, ENST00000395913.7
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    12. NM_198436.3 → NP_940838.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_940838.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (5) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1-6 encode the same protein.
      Source sequence(s)
      AF011468, BQ435059, CB113289
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Related
      ENSP00000321591.6, ENST00000312783.10
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase
    13. NM_198437.3 → NP_940839.1  aurora kinase A isoform 1

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_940839.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (6) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1-9 encode the same protein.
      Source sequence(s)
      AF008551, AF011468, BF029182, BP224535
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS13451.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      E1P5F9, O14965, O60445, O75873, Q9BQD6, Q9UPG5
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      B2R6Z3
      Related
      ENSP00000379251.3, ENST00000395915.8
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd14116
      Location:127 → 384
      STKc_Aurora-A; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinase, Aurora-A kinase

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000020.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      56369390..56392215 complement
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    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060944.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      58146836..58169709 complement
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