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smkA

Gene
smkA
Protein
Suppressor of Mek1
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Length
1046 amino acids
Function
Suppresses MEK1 null cell polarity, chemotaxis, and gene expression defects. Required for proper cytokinesis during vegetative growth, timely exit from the mound stage during development, and myosin II assembly. May be a regulatory subunit of serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) and may control localization of PP4 to the nucleus. Involved in the regulation of some ppp4c functions, such as developmental progression, chemotaxis, expression of stress response genes and cell movement.
Similarity
Belongs to the SMEK family.
Mass
119.988 kDa
Sequence
MEPLRKRVKVYQLDNSGKWDDKGTGHVSCIYVDALCAMGLIVRSESDNSVILQTRLSAEDIYQKQQDSLIVWTEPDSQLDLALSFQDSLGCQDIWENILQYQNQRTGSCDSVDLDLPPVSINNLQTINELLEASLPMLDKDKIINSIFKEDLVRSLLDLFDEIEKSGEGGVHLFQIFNIFKNLILFNDTSILEVILSEDYLVRVMGALEYDPEISENNRIKHREFLNQQVVFKQVIKFPSKSLIGTIHQTFRIQYLKDVVLPRVLDDVTFSSLNSLIYFNNIDIVSQIQNDSDFLENLFSEIQKSEKNSEERKDLILFLQDLCNLAKGLQIQSKSTFFTVVVSLGLFKTLSAILDDENVQTRVSCTEIVLSTLLHDPEILRSYLCSPTSGNSKFLVQLINLFITDKDIGVKNQIVEIIKTLLEADSYDSSDFFRLFYDKGIDLLVSPLNEVYKGEPTIPGDPSSNLDSFVLYNIMELVIYCIKHHCYRIKHFIVEEGIAKKILRYTNPTGSGGGGGGGGNSERYLILGSIRFFRSMVNMKDDLYNQHIIQENLFEPIIEVFKSNISRYNLLNSAIIELFQYIYKENIRDLIVYLVERYRELFESVTYTDVLKQLILKYEQIKDSSFESPETSCNNNDSSSNDIDSKPIIGNNKINHNYQRTQREIDEEEEEAYFNRDDDSEDSDDEDELIPISINNNNNNNNNNKQICTNNENNMEKNDDNIEKDNENTNNGNGSSHIKIVDYEDEDDEDDEINKSVESDDIVEKHEIIDKNEKKDEIMKENNDSDNDDNDNNDNDNDNDNNSDIENKNHLNNNGNNENNENNDDVQDKSNNKNNSDKINEDEKIEKQDEMKENLEMEEIDEKVKEKQPKDIKKENQSQPDETVFNGKSNNSNNNNNNNNNNSNNQEIGDNRKTTPKRKLDYEKNESVVSKKIDKSNGPTSIDKDINGCDESPNKKLNNNNSNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNQNDENELSSASEEEEEQLENGKHIKKFKRGKKDSNNSSNNSNNSSPTPSELHV