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Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Nuclear Dbf2-Related kinase 1 STKs catalyze the transfer of the gamma-phosphoryl group from ATP to serine/threonine residues on protein substrates. NDR1 (also called STK38) plays a role in proper centrosome duplication. It is highly expressed in thymus, muscle, lung and spleen. It is not an essential protein because mice deficient of NDR1 remain viable and fertile. However, these mice develop T-cell lymphomas and appear to be hypersenstive to carcinogenic treatment. NDR1 appears to also act as a tumor suppressor. NDR kinase contains an N-terminal regulatory (NTR) domain and an insert within the catalytic domain that contains an auto-inhibitory sequence. Like many other AGC kinases, NDR kinase requires phosphorylation at two sites, the activation loop (A-loop) and the hydrophobic motif (HM), for activity. The NDR1 subfamily is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other STKs, protein tyrosine kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
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