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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Multiple myeloma Likely pathogenic rs1455074519 RCV000984118
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
AURKA-related disorder Benign; Likely benign rs2273535, rs1047972, rs34361943, rs2230743, rs142801740 RCV003982828
RCV003979654
RCV003916831
RCV003911552
RCV003959741
Colon cancer, susceptibility to Benign rs2273535 RCV000007021
Colorectal cancer Uncertain significance rs2146120963 RCV003990638
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenoma Associate 35563252
Adenocarcinoma Associate 18043979, 18311783, 22389870, 24943686, 24953013, 29760449, 31740746, 33967624
Adenocarcinoma Stimulate 19648887
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 30195659, 30353687, 30588191, 31698633, 32323809, 33050100, 34880385, 36311724, 37737707, 37768502, 38017020, 40191558
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Stimulate 33398330
Adenoma Stimulate 20358421
Adenomatous Polyps Associate 26423403
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms Associate 33716050
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 12547710, 30413320, 32287321, 35500219, 38053725
Agenesis of Cerebellar Vermis Associate 25395580