Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6790
Gene name Aurora kinase A
Gene symbol AURKA
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AIKARK1AURABTAKPPP1R47STK15STK6STK7
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20q13.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a cell cycle-regulated kinase that appears to be involved in microtubule formation and/or stabilization at the spindle pole during chromosome segregation. The encoded protein is found at the centrosome in interphase cel
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs2273535 A>C,G,T Risk-factor Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs1455074519 G>A,T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT005051 hsa-let-7b-5p Microarray 17699775
MIRT020589 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT022391 hsa-miR-124-3p Proteomics;Microarray 18668037
MIRT005051 hsa-let-7b-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT044891 hsa-miR-193a-3p CLASH 23622248
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
E2F1 Activation 20300951
E2F3 Activation 18776222
MED1 Activation 16574658
OTX2 Activation 21047732
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000086 Process G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle TAS
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000212 Process Meiotic spindle organization IEA
GO:0000212 Process Meiotic spindle organization IEA
GO:0000226 Process Microtubule cytoskeleton organization IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603072 11393 ENSG00000087586
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O14965
Protein name Aurora kinase A (EC 2.7.11.1) (Aurora 2) (Aurora/IPL1-related kinase 1) (ARK-1) (Aurora-related kinase 1) (Breast tumor-amplified kinase) (Ipl1- and aurora-related kinase 1) (Serine/threonine-protein kinase 15) (Serine/threonine-protein kinase 6) (Serine/
Protein function Mitotic serine/threonine kinase that contributes to the regulation of cell cycle progression (PubMed:11039908, PubMed:12390251, PubMed:17125279, PubMed:17360485, PubMed:18615013, PubMed:26246606). Associates with the centrosome and the spindle m
PDB 1MQ4 , 1MUO , 1OL5 , 1OL6 , 1OL7 , 2BMC , 2C6D , 2C6E , 2DWB , 2J4Z , 2J50 , 2NP8 , 2W1C , 2W1D , 2W1E , 2W1F , 2W1G , 2WQE , 2WTV , 2WTW , 2X6D , 2X6E , 2X81 , 2XNE , 2XNG , 2XRU , 3COH , 3E5A , 3EFW , 3FDN , 3H0Y , 3H0Z , 3H10 , 3HA6 , 3K5U , 3LAU , 3M11 , 3MYG , 3NRM , 3O50 , 3O51 , 3P9J , 3QBN , 3R21 , 3R22 , 3UNZ , 3UO4 , 3UO5 , 3UO6 , 3UOD , 3UOH
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 133 383 Protein kinase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in testis and weakly in skeletal muscle, thymus and spleen. Also highly expressed in colon, ovarian, prostate, neuroblastoma, breast and cervical cancer cell lines.
Sequence
Sequence length 403
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Oocyte meiosis
Progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation
  APC/C:Cdh1 mediated degradation of Cdc20 and other APC/C:Cdh1 targeted proteins in late mitosis/early G1
Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition
TP53 Regulates Transcription of Genes Involved in G2 Cell Cycle Arrest
Regulation of TP53 Activity through Phosphorylation
FBXL7 down-regulates AURKA during mitotic entry and in early mitosis
AURKA Activation by TPX2
Interaction between PHLDA1 and AURKA
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Multiple myeloma Likely pathogenic rs1455074519 RCV000984118
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ANEUPLOIDY CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AURKA-related disorder Benign; Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CANCER GenCC
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 24382688
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemias Megakaryocytic Leukemia BEFREE 22863010, 23963861
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 20303016, 29654398
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 16792546, 18311783, 21718475, 22302096, 23358695, 27624071
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 18284933, 18311783
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus Esophageal Cancer BEFREE 22302096
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer UNIPROT_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 27571708, 28869599, 28967900, 30478424, 30588191
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of prostate Prostate adenocarcinoma CGI_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 20358421
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only