Alternate Names
AIK2; AIM1; AIM-1; ARK2; ARK-2; AurB; aurkb-sv1; aurkb-sv2; Aurora 1; aurora- and Ipl1-like midbody-associated protein 1; aurora kinase B; aurora kinase B-Sv1; aurora kinase B-Sv2; aurora/IPL1-related kinase 2; aurora-1; aurora-B; aurora-related kinase 2; IPL1; PPP1R48; protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 48; serine/threonine kinase 12; serine/threonine-protein kinase 12; serine/threonine-protein kinase 5; serine/threonine-protein kinase aurora-B; STK-1; STK12; STK5
Description (eCommerce)
Aurora B is the central enzymatic unit of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC). In the CPC, Aurora B is associated with the passenger proteins inner centromeric protein (INCENP), survivin, and borealin. Aurora B is a serine-threonine protein kinase essential for chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Specific roles for Aurora B have been demonstrated in cohesin dissociation from centromeres as well as condensin I binding to chromatin.F112. Substrates of Aurora B kinase activity include desmin, septin 1, INCENP, RAC GTPase activating protein 1, and centromeric protein A.
Description (Vector)
AURKB encodes a member of the aurora kinase subfamily of serine/threonine kinases. The genes encoding the other two members of this subfamily are located on chromsomes 19 and 20. These kinases participate in the regulation of segregation of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis through association with microtubules. A pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 8. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
Gene ID
9212
Gene Name (eCommerce)
aurora kinase B
Gene Name (Vector)
aurora kinase B
Gene Symbol
AURKB
HGNC ID
HGNC:11390
NCBI Taxonomy ID (eCommerce)
9606.0
ORF Size (aa)
1035
ORF Size (bp)
1035 bp
Protein Name (eCommerce)
Aurora kinase B
RefSeq ID
NM_004217
RefSeq Synonyms
NM_004217, NM_001313955, NM_001313954, NM_001313953, NM_001313952, NM_001313951, NM_001313950, NM_001284526, NM_001256834, BC080581, BC009751, BC000442,
Research Areas
Apoptosis,Cell Cycle,Cell Division,Cytoskeleton,Histone Modification,Immunology,Kinase/Phosphatase,Signal Transduction
Research Areas (Faceted)
signal_transduction,cell_biology,cell_cycle,genetics,immunology,cell_biology
Species
human
Target Sentence
Aurora B is the central enzymatic unit of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC). In the CPC, Aurora B is associated with the passenger proteins inner centromeric protein (INCENP), survivin, and borealin. Aurora B is a serine-threonine protein kinase essential for chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Specific roles for Aurora B have been demonstrated in cohesin dissociation from centromeres as well as condensin I binding to chromatin.F112. Substrates of Aurora B kinase activity include desmin, septin 1, INCENP, RAC GTPase activating protein 1, and centromeric protein A.
UniGene ID
Hs.442658
UniProt ID (eCommerce)
Q96GD4