LIM domain kinase 1; LIMK-1 (LIMK1, LIMK)
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Function
- protein kinase which regulates actin filament dynamics
- phosphorylates & inactivates the actin binding/depolymerizing factor cofilin, thereby stabilizing the actin cytoskeleton
- isoform 3 has a dominant negative effect on actin cytoskeletal changes
- potent activator of serum response factor
- may be involved in brain development
- self-associates
- the LIM domain interacts with the cytoplasmic domain of NRG1
- binds ROCK1
- phosphorylated on Ser &/or Thr & activated by ROCK1
- interacts with SSH1
- may be dephosphorylated & inactivated by SSH1
- interacts with NISCH (putative)
- autophosphorylated (putative)
Structure
- belongs to the protein kinase superfamily, TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family
- contains 2 LIM Zn+2-binding domains
- contains 1 PDZ domain (DHR domain)
- contains 1 protein kinase domain
Compartment
Alternative splicing
named isoforms=3
Expression
- highest expression in both adult & fetal nervous system
- detected ubiquitously throughout the different regions of adult brain, with highest levels in the cerebral cortex
- expressed to a lesser extent in heart & skeletal muscle
Pathology
- haploinsufficiency of LIMK1 may be the cause of certain cardiovascular & musculo-skeletal abnormalities observed in Williams-Beuren syndrome
Notes
- may be produced at very low levels due to a premature stop codon in the mRNA, leading to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay