Alternate Names
cell cycle checkpoint kinase; Checkpoint kinase-1; Checkpoint, S. pombe, homolog of, 1; CHK1; CHK1 checkpoint homolog; Chk1-S; serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk1
Description (eCommerce)
Chk1 functions as a checkpoint protein kinase that is critical to the regulation of the Cdc25a and Cdc25c phosphatases that promote S and G2/M phase progression, respectively. Chk1 kinase activity inhibits cell cycle progression in the presence of DNA damage by phosphorylating Cdc25a and Cdc25c and causing the degradation of Cdc25a and cytoplasmic sequestration of Cdc25c.
Description (Vector)
CHEK1 belongs to the Ser/Thr protein kinase family. It is required for checkpoint mediated cell cycle arrest in response to DNA damage or the presence of unreplicated DNA. This protein acts to integrate signals from ATM and ATR, two cell cycle proteins involved in DNA damage responses, that also associate with chromatin in meiotic prophase I. Phosphorylation of CDC25A protein phosphatase by this protein is required for cells to delay cell cycle progression in response to double-strand DNA breaks. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.
Gene ID
1111
Gene Name (eCommerce)
checkpoint kinase 1
Gene Name (Vector)
checkpoint kinase 1
Gene Symbol
CHEK1
HGNC ID
HGNC:1925
NCBI Taxonomy ID (eCommerce)
9606.0
ORF Size (aa)
1431
ORF Size (bp)
1431 bp
Protein Name (eCommerce)
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk1
RefSeq ID
NM_001274
RefSeq Synonyms
NM_001330428, NM_001330427, NM_001274, NM_001244846, NM_001114122, NM_001114121, BC017575, BC004202,
Research Areas
Breast Cancer,Cancer,Cell Cycle,Cytoskeleton,DNA Damage/Repair,DNA Replication,Fanconi anemia,Histone Modification,Homologous Recombination,Host-Virus Interactions,Kinase/Phosphatase,p53 Signaling,Phospho-specific,Prostate Cancer,Replication,SCF-KIT Signaling,Signal Transduction,Tumor Suppressors/Oncoproteins,Viral Carcinogenesis
Research Areas (Faceted)
cancer,cell_biology,cell_cycle,genetics,transcription_translation,infectious_disease,signal_transduction,stem_cell_biology
Species
human
Target Sentence
Chk1 functions as a checkpoint protein kinase that is critical to the regulation of the Cdc25a and Cdc25c phosphatases that promote S and G2/M phase progression, respectively. Chk1 kinase activity inhibits cell cycle progression in the presence of DNA damage by phosphorylating Cdc25a and Cdc25c and causing the degradation of Cdc25a and cytoplasmic sequestration of Cdc25c.
UniGene ID
Hs.24529
UniProt ID (eCommerce)
O14757