NCBI Accession #
NP_180159.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_128148.4
NCBI Official Full Name
ataurora2
NCBI Official Symbol
AUR2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AtAUR2; ataurora2; F17H15.9; F17H15_9
NCBI Protein Information
ataurora2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a member of a family of Ser/Thr kinases whose activities peak during cell division. Transcripts are abundant in tissues rich in dividing cells like roots and flowers but are low or absent in fully expanded leaves and stems. In interphase cells, the protein is predominantly nuclear. During mitosis, the protein associates with plant-specific cytoskeletal structures (preprophase band, phragmoplast, nascent cell plate) that are necessary for cytokinesis as well as with the microtubule spindle.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtAur2
UniProt Protein Name
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-2
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Aurora-like kinase 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q683C9
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O82309
UniProt Comments
Phosphorylates specifically 'Ser-10' of histone H3 in vitro. Associates with cytoskeletal structures that are necessary for cytokinesis and with the microtubule spindle. Might colocalize with gamma-tubulin and function in microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs).