PLK1 Antibody – Mouse Monoclonal

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 cell proliferation and induced apoptosis; hence, it is a target for cancer therapy. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

PLK1: a kinase of the PLK family. Contains a polo-box domain (PBD), a specific phosphoserine or phosphothreonine binding domain. Substrates include BRCA2, Myt1, NudC, Cdc25C, cyclin B1, Nlp and other mitotic proteins. Inhibited by ATR. Plays a role in regulation of cytokinesis and coordinating M-phase events.

Protein type: EC 2.7.11.21; Kinase, protein; Other group; PLK family; Protein kinase, Other; Protein kinase, Ser/Thr (non-receptor)

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16p12.2

Cellular Component: centrosome; cytoplasm; cytosol; kinetochore; microtubule cytoskeleton; midbody; nucleolus; nucleoplasm; nucleus; spindle; spindle microtubule; spindle midzone; spindle pole

Molecular Function: kinase activity; microtubule binding; protein binding; protein kinase activity; protein kinase binding; protein serine/threonine kinase activity

Biological Process: anaphase-promoting complex-dependent proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; cell proliferation; centrosome organization and biogenesis; cytokinesis; cytokinesis after mitosis; establishment of protein localization; G2/M transition DNA damage checkpoint; G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle; microtubule bundle formation; mitosis; mitotic cell cycle spindle assembly checkpoint; mitotic nuclear envelope disassembly; mitotic sister chromatid segregation; negative regulation of apoptosis; negative regulation of cyclin-dependent protein kinase activity; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; nuclear envelope disassembly; peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; positive regulation of proteolysis; positive regulation of ubiquitin-protein ligase activity; positive regulation of ubiquitin-protein ligase activity during mitotic cell cycle; protein amino acid phosphorylation; protein destabilization; protein ubiquitination; protein ubiquitination during ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; regulation of cell cycle; regulation of mitotic cell cycle; regulation of mitotic metaphase/anaphase transition; regulation of protein binding; regulation of ubiquitin-protein ligase activity during mitotic cell cycle; sister chromatid cohesion