Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5347
Gene name Polo like kinase 1
Gene symbol PLK1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
PLKSTPK13
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16p12.2
Summary The Ser/Thr protein kinase encoded by this gene belongs to the CDC5/Polo subfamily. It is highly expressed during mitosis and elevated levels are found in many different types of cancer. Depletion of this protein in cancer cells dramatically inhibited cel
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT001430 hsa-miR-16-5p pSILAC 18668040
MIRT000382 hsa-miR-100-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 19739117
MIRT006042 hsa-miR-593-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 21170987
MIRT000382 hsa-miR-100-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 22120675
MIRT006042 hsa-miR-593-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 21170987
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
E2F1 Activation 24076372
E2F3 Unknown 16909110
E2F4 Repression 17981789
TP53 Unknown 24076372
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:0000070 Process Mitotic sister chromatid segregation IMP 23455478
GO:0000070 Process Mitotic sister chromatid segregation TAS
GO:0000086 Process G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle IDA 19160488
GO:0000086 Process G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle TAS
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IMP 18174154
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602098 9077 ENSG00000166851
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P53350
Protein name Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1 (EC 2.7.11.21) (Polo-like kinase 1) (PLK-1) (Serine/threonine-protein kinase 13) (STPK13)
Protein function Serine/threonine-protein kinase that performs several important functions throughout M phase of the cell cycle, including the regulation of centrosome maturation and spindle assembly, the removal of cohesins from chromosome arms, the inactivatio
PDB 1Q4K , 1Q4O , 1UMW , 2OGQ , 2OJX , 2OU7 , 2OWB , 2RKU , 2V5Q , 2YAC , 3BZI , 3C5L , 3FC2 , 3FVH , 3HIH , 3HIK , 3KB7 , 3P2W , 3P2Z , 3P34 , 3P35 , 3P36 , 3P37 , 3Q1I , 3RQ7 , 3THB , 4A4L , 4A4O , 4DFW , 4E67 , 4E9C , 4E9D , 4H5X , 4H71 , 4HAB , 4HCO , 4HY2 , 4J52 , 4J53 , 4LKL , 4LKM , 4O56 , 4O6W , 4O9W , 4RCP , 4WHH , 4WHK , 4WHL , 4X9R , 4X9V , 4X9W
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 53 305 Protein kinase domain Domain
PF00659 POLO_box 418 479 POLO box duplicated region Family
PF00659 POLO_box 516 583 POLO box duplicated region Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Placenta and colon.
Sequence
Sequence length 603
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  FoxO signaling pathway
Cell cycle
Oocyte meiosis
Progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation
  Amplification of signal from unattached kinetochores via a MAD2 inhibitory signal
Polo-like kinase mediated events
Golgi Cisternae Pericentriolar Stack Reorganization
APC/C:Cdh1 mediated degradation of Cdc20 and other APC/C:Cdh1 targeted proteins in late mitosis/early G1
Phosphorylation of the APC/C
Phosphorylation of Emi1
Condensation of Prophase Chromosomes
Separation of Sister Chromatids
Resolution of Sister Chromatid Cohesion
Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition
Activation of NIMA Kinases NEK9, NEK6, NEK7
Loss of Nlp from mitotic centrosomes
Recruitment of mitotic centrosome proteins and complexes
Loss of proteins required for interphase microtubule organization from the centrosome
Recruitment of NuMA to mitotic centrosomes
Anchoring of the basal body to the plasma membrane
RHO GTPases Activate Formins
Mitotic Prometaphase
Mitotic Metaphase/Anaphase Transition
Mitotic Telophase/Cytokinesis
Cyclin A/B1/B2 associated events during G2/M transition
The role of GTSE1 in G2/M progression after G2 checkpoint
AURKA Activation by TPX2
EML4 and NUDC in mitotic spindle formation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Malignant tumor of urinary bladder Uncertain significance rs145066711 RCV005930992
Recurrent spontaneous abortion Uncertain significance rs1597133306 RCV001250902
Trichothiodystrophy Uncertain significance rs2506728838 RCV004566662
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
16p11.2 Deletion Syndrome Associate 22828807
Abnormalities Drug Induced Associate 25365521
Acrospiroma Associate 18955447
Adenocarcinoma Associate 23037713, 30747067
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 30760542, 32121037, 34039308, 34080290, 34397869, 34721732, 34880385, 34996932, 35325730, 35783192, 35941968, 38095634, 40191558
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 30413320, 32373071
Aneuploidy Associate 22593191, 32286328
Anophthalmia with pulmonary hypoplasia Associate 39358545
Bloom Syndrome Associate 35119917
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex Associate 29653924, 30851646