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Designing a Western blot for NUAK1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the NUAK1 Western Blot GuideFacts about NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 1.
Controls cell adhesion by regulating activity of the myosin protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) complex. Acts by mediating phosphorylation of PPP1R12A subunit of myosin PP1: phosphorylated PPP1R12A then interacts with 14-3-3, leading to decreased dephosphorylation of myosin MLC2 by myosin PP1.
| Human | |
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| Gene Name: | NUAK1 |
| Uniprot: | O60285 |
| Entrez: | 9891 |

| Belongs to: |
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| protein kinase superfamily |

AMPK-related protein kinase 5; ARK5; ARK5AMP-activated protein kinase family member 5; EC 2.7.11; EC 2.7.11.1; KIAA0537NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 1; NUAK family, SNF1-like kinase, 1; NUAK1
Mass (kDA):
74.305 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q23.3 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (106063347..106140033, complement) |
Expressed at high levels in heart and brain, and at lower levels in skeletal muscle, kidney, ovary, placenta, lung and liver. Highly up-regulated in colorectal cancer cell lines.
Nucleus. Cytoplasm.






PMID: 14976552 by Lizcano J.M., et al. LKB1 is a master kinase that activates 13 kinases of the AMPK subfamily, including MARK/PAR-1.
PMID: 12409306 by Suzuki A., et al. Identification of a novel protein kinase mediating Akt survival signaling to the ATM protein.