UniProt functional annotation for O94768

UniProt code: O94768.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Phosphorylates myosin light chains (By similarity). Acts as a positive regulator of apoptosis. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9786912}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + L-seryl-[protein] = ADP + H(+) + O-phospho-L-seryl- [protein]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17989, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9863, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:11604, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:29999, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:83421, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=2.7.11.1;
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + L-threonyl-[protein] = ADP + H(+) + O-phospho-L- threonyl-[protein]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:46608, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11060, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11605, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30013, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:61977, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=2.7.11.1;
Subunit: Interacts with CHP1; the interaction induces CHP1 to translocate from the Golgi to the nucleus. {ECO:0000250}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9786912}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}. Endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment {ECO:0000250}. Note=Colocalizes with STK17B at the plasma membrane. {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue specificity: Highly expressed in placenta, lung, pancreas. Lower levels in heart, brain, liver, skeletal muscle and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9786912}.
Ptm: Autophosphorylated.
Similarity: Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. CAMK Ser/Thr protein kinase family. DAP kinase subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.