Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 9212
Gene name Aurora kinase B
Gene symbol AURKB
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AIK2AIM-1AIM1ARK-2ARK2AurBIPL1PPP1R48STK-1STK12STK5aurkb-sv1aurkb-sv2
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17p13.1
Summary This gene encodes a member of the aurora kinase subfamily of serine/threonine kinases. The genes encoding the other two members of this subfamily are located on chromosomes 19 and 20. These kinases participate in the regulation of alignment and segregatio
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1597343914 G>A Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004742 hsa-miR-16-5p MicroarrayqRT-PCR 19738602
MIRT004742 hsa-miR-16-5p MicroarrayqRT-PCR 19738602
MIRT004742 hsa-miR-16-5p MicroarrayqRT-PCR 19738602
MIRT000120 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 19748357
MIRT000120 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 19748357
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
E2F1 Unknown 15033491
E2F4 Unknown 15033491
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:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA 20959462
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000278 Process Mitotic cell cycle NAS 17956729
GO:0000281 Process Mitotic cytokinesis NAS 17956729
GO:0000775 Component Chromosome, centromeric region IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604970 11390 ENSG00000178999
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q96GD4
Protein name Aurora kinase B (EC 2.7.11.1) (Aurora 1) (Aurora- and IPL1-like midbody-associated protein 1) (AIM-1) (Aurora/IPL1-related kinase 2) (ARK-2) (Aurora-related kinase 2) (STK-1) (Serine/threonine-protein kinase 12) (Serine/threonine-protein kinase 5) (Serine
Protein function Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis (PubMed:11516652, PubMed:12925766, PubMed:14610074, PubMed:14722118, PubMed:29449677). The CPC complex has es
PDB 4AF3
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 77 327 Protein kinase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: High level expression seen in the thymus. It is also expressed in the spleen, lung, testis, colon, placenta and fetal liver. Expressed during S and G2/M phase and expression is up-regulated in cancer cells during M phase. {ECO:0000269|
Sequence
Sequence length 344
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Polycomb repressive complex
Cell cycle
  Amplification of signal from unattached kinetochores via a MAD2 inhibitory signal
APC/C:Cdh1 mediated degradation of Cdc20 and other APC/C:Cdh1 targeted proteins in late mitosis/early G1
Separation of Sister Chromatids
Resolution of Sister Chromatid Cohesion
SUMOylation of DNA replication proteins
RHO GTPases Activate Formins
Regulation of TP53 Activity through Phosphorylation
Mitotic Prometaphase
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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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
NK-cell enteropathy Likely pathogenic rs1597343914 RCV000791307
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
AURKB-related disorder Likely benign rs754393355 RCV003899677
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
2 Hydroxyglutaricaciduria Associate 22971244
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 27610375, 33612479, 33684161, 34039308, 35354488
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Stimulate 34397793
Adenomatous Polyps Associate 26423403
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 30413320
Anemia Refractory Stimulate 22419576
Aneuploidy Associate 24782314, 29707994, 31967936, 33293370, 35044816
Astrocytoma Associate 22971244, 27106762
Barrett Esophagus Associate 21470402
Breast Neoplasms Associate 21707964, 24324792, 25755770, 25885472, 29196757, 31083605, 31142743, 34736137, 35456460, 36281185, 40710353