CHEK2

CHEK2 (Checkpoint kinase 2) is a tumor suppressor gene that encodes the protein CHK2, a serine-threonine kinase. CHK2 is involved in DNA repair, cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in response to DNA damage. Mutations to the CHEK2 gene have been linked to a wide range of cancers.

CHEK2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesCHEK2, CDS1, CHK2, HuCds1, LFS2, PP1425, RAD53, hCds1, checkpoint kinase 2
External IDsOMIM: 604373 MGI: 1355321 HomoloGene: 38289 GeneCards: CHEK2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

11200

50883

Ensembl

ENSG00000183765

ENSMUSG00000029521

UniProt

O96017

Q9Z265

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001005735
NM_001257387
NM_007194
NM_145862
NM_001349956

NM_016681
NM_001363308

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001005735
NP_001244316
NP_009125
NP_665861
NP_001336885

NP_057890
NP_001350237

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 28.69 – 28.74 MbChr 5: 110.99 – 111.02 Mb
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