Melk MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:106924 - maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase

Symbol

Melk
Name

maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase
Synonyms

mKIAA0175, MPK38

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:106924
NCBI Gene: 17279
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

5 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr4:44300876-44364301 bp, + strand
From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
View this region in JBrowse
Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 4, 23.46 cM
Mapping Data

4 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

1800 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

19
PCR

1

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_106924	protein coding gene	Chr4:44300876-44364675 (+)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200005359	protein coding gene	Chr4:40348246-40412441 (+)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195006416	protein coding gene	Chr4:40812510-40876642 (+)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220036028	protein coding gene	Chr4:40496405-40553602 (+)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180029177	protein coding gene	Chr4:40399243-40463372 (+)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175022212	protein coding gene	Chr4:40543499-40607630 (+)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215018086	protein coding gene	Chr4:40321595-40385791 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025962	protein coding gene	Chr4:38379188-38434573 (+)
CAST/EiJ	ENSTCUG00005034439	protein coding gene	Chr4:40583754-40640948 (+)
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210006756	protein coding gene	Chr4:40235339-40299468 (+)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSG00185006480	protein coding gene	Chr4:40598752-40662877 (+)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205020414	protein coding gene	Chr4:39865248-39931732 (+)
JF1/MsJ	ENSUMUG00000029323	protein coding gene	Chr4:40827225-40885007 (+)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230038339	protein coding gene	Chr4:44149362-44213556 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSG00190005845	protein coding gene	Chr4:40454694-40511890 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225006124	protein coding gene	Chr4:48736563-48800754 (+)
PWK/PhJ	ENSLUMG00010006093	protein coding gene	Chr4:39831326-39888720 (+)
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010009255	protein coding gene	Chr4:40753768-40811460 (+)
WSB/EiJ	ENSIUOG00005049606	protein coding gene	Chr4:40207541-40265024 (+)

Human Ortholog

MELK, maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase

Vertebrate Orthologs

3

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

MELK, maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase
Synonyms

HPK38
Links

HGNC:16870

NCBI Gene ID: 9833

UniProt: Q14680
Chr Location

9p13.2; chr9:36572074-36682131 (+) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Melk stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: MELK
Gene Tree

Melk

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Phenotype Summary

3 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
11 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

adipose tissue	behavior/neurological	cardiovascular system	cellular	craniofacial	digestive/alimentary system	embryo	endocrine/exocrine glands	growth/size/body	hearing/vestibular/ear	hematopoietic system	homeostasis/metabolism	integument	immune system	limbs/digits/tail	liver/biliary system	mortality/aging	muscle	nervous system	pigmentation	renal/urinary system	reproductive system	respiratory system	skeleton	taste/olfaction	neoplasm	vision/eye

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All Mutations and Alleles

18
Endonuclease-mediated

6
Gene trapped

8
Targeted

4
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF
Find Mice (IMSR)

43 strains or lines available
Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Mice homozygous for an allele that produces a kinase-dead protein exhibit altered pancreatic regeneration following injury.

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All GO Annotations

46
GO References

14

Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding	cytoskeletal protein binding	DNA binding	enzyme regulator	hydrolase	ligase	lipid binding	oxidoreductase	RNA binding	signaling receptor activity	signaling receptor binding	transcription	transferase	transporter

Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism	cell differentiation	cell population proliferation	cellular component organization	DNA-templated transcription	establishment of localization	homeostatic process	immune system process	lipid metabolic process	programmed cell death	protein metabolic process	response to stimulus	signaling	system development

Cellular Component

cell projection	cytoplasmic vesicle	cytoskeleton	cytosol	endoplasmic reticulum	endosome	extracellular region	Golgi apparatus	mitochondrion	membraneless organelle	nucleus	organelle envelope	organelle lumen	plasma membrane	protein-containing complex	synapse	vacuole

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Expression Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

early conceptus	embryo ectoderm	embryo endoderm	embryo mesoderm	embryo mesenchyme	extraembryonic component	alimentary system	auditory system	branchial arches	cardiovascular system	connective tissue	endocrine system	exocrine system	hemolymphoid system	integumental system	limbs	liver and biliary system	musculoskeletal system	nervous system	olfactory system	reproductive system	respiratory system	urinary system	visual system

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Assay Results

1123
Tissues

213
cDNA Data

101
Literature Summary

8

Images

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas
Other Vertebrate Links

Xenbase melk

ZFIN melk

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All Sequences

64
RefSeq

8
UniProt

6
CCDS

CCDS18124.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000035683 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

17279

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	17279	NCBI Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	63426	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	NM_010790	RefSeq \| MGI Sequence Detail	2501	ZRU/MplStud
polypeptide	Q61846	UniProt \| EBI \| MGI Sequence Detail	643	Not Applicable

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UniProt

6 Sequences
Protein Ontology

PR:000010319 maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase

(term hierarchy)
PDB

4BFM, 4CQG
EC

2.7.10.2, 2.7.11.1
InterPro Domains

IPR028375 KA1 domain/Ssp2, C-terminal

IPR001772 Kinase associated domain 1 (KA1)

IPR034673 Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase, catalytic domain

IPR048637 Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase, UBA domain

IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site

IPR000719 Protein kinase domain

IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

IPR008271 Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site
GlyGen

Q61846 1 site, 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)

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All nucleic 109

cDNA 103

Primer pair 4

Other 2

Antibodies 1

Microarray probesets 5

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MGD-MRK-35385, MGI:2140251

Summaries

All 62

Developmental Gene Expression 8

Gene Ontology 14

Phenotypes 11
Earliest

J:40042 Heyer BS, et al., New member of the Snf1/AMPK kinase family, Melk, is expressed in the mouse egg and preimplantation embryo. Mol Reprod Dev. 1997 Jun;47(2):148-56
Latest

J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136

TSS for Melk:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr37023	Chr4:44300903-44300936 (+)	44 bp
Tssr37024	Chr4:44300940-44301002 (+)	95 bp
Tssr1159	Chr4:44328909-44328913 (+)	28,035 bp
Tssr37025	Chr4:44337822-44337826 (+)	36,948 bp
Tssr1160	Chr4:44362269-44362270 (+)	61,394 bp

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