Protein: Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK3 (EC 2.7.11.21) (Cytokine-inducible serine/threonine-protein kinase) (FGF-inducible kinase) (Polo-like kinase 3) (PLK-3) (Proliferation-related kinase) (Q9H4B4)
Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Function: Serine/threonine-protein kinase involved in cell cycle regulation, response to stress and Golgi disassembly. Polo-like kinases act by binding and phosphorylating proteins are that already phosphorylated on a specific motif recognized by the POLO box domains. Phosphorylates ATF2, BCL2L1, CDC25A, CDC25C, CHEK2, HIF1A, JUN, p53/TP53, p73/TP73, PTEN, TOP2A and VRK1. Involved in cell cycle regulation: required for entry into S phase and cytokinesis. Phosphorylates BCL2L1, leading to regulate the G2 checkpoint and progression to cytokinesis during mitosis. Plays a key role in response to stress: rapidly activated upon stress stimulation, such as ionizing radiation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), hyperosmotic stress, UV irradiation and hypoxia. Involved in DNA damage response and G1/S transition checkpoint by phosphorylating CDC25A, p53/TP53 and p73/TP73. Phosphorylates p53/TP53 in response to reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby promoting p53/TP53-mediated apoptosis. Phosphorylates CHEK2 in response to DNA damage, promoting the G2/M transition checkpoint. Phosphorylates the transcription factor p73/TP73 in response to DNA damage, leading to inhibit p73/TP73-mediated transcriptional activation and pro-apoptotic functions. Phosphorylates HIF1A and JUN is response to hypoxia. Phosphorylates ATF2 following hyperosmotic stress in corneal epithelium. Also involved in Golgi disassembly during the cell cycle: part of a MEK1/MAP2K1-dependent pathway that induces Golgi fragmentation during mitosis by mediating phosphorylation of VRK1. May participate in endomitotic cell cycle, a form of mitosis in which both karyokinesis and cytokinesis are interrupted and is a hallmark of megakaryocyte differentiation, via its interaction with CIB1.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Nucleus, nucleolus. Golgi apparatus. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome. Note=Translocates to the nucleus upon cisplatin treatment. Localizes to the Golgi apparatus during interphase. According to a report, PLK3 localizes only in the nucleolus and not in the centrosome, or in any other location in the cytoplasm (PubMed:17264206). The discrepancies in results may be explained by the PLK3 antibody specificity, by cell line-specific expression or post-translational modifications. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17264206}.
Interaction partners:
- M-phase inducer phosphatase 3
- Cellular tumor antigen p53
- RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase
- CD209 antigen
- C-type lectin domain family 4 member M
- Cell division cycle 5-like protein
- Separin
- Lymphocyte-specific protein 1
- Kinase suppressor of Ras 1
- Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2
Sequence:
MEPAAGFLSPRPFQRAAAAPAPPAGPGPPPSALRGPELEMLAGLPTSDPGRLITDPRSGRTYLKGRLLGKGGFARCYEATDTETGSAYAVKVIPQSRVAKPHQREKILNEIELHRDLQHRHIVRFSHHFEDADNIYIFLELCSRKSLAHIWKARHTLLEPEVRYYLRQILSGLKYLHQRGILHRDLKLGNFFITENMELKVGDFGLAARLEPPEQRKKTICGTPNYVAPEVLLRQGHGPEADVWSLGCVMYTLLCGSPPFETADLKETYRCIKQVHYTLPASLSLPARQLLAAILRASPRDRPSIDQILRHDFFTKGYTPDRLPISSCVTVPDLTPPNPARSLFAKVTKSLFGRKKKSKNHAQERDEVSGLVSGLMRTSVGHQDARPEAPAASGPAPVSLVETAPEDSSPRGTLASSGDGFEEGLTVATVVESALCALRNCIAFMPPAEQNPAPLAQPEPLVWVSKWVDYSNKFGFGYQLSSRRVAVLFNDGTHMALSANRKTVHYNPTSTKHFSFSVGAVPRALQPQLGILRYFASYMEQHLMKGGDLPSVEEVEVPAPPLLLQWVKTDQALLMLFSDGTVQVNFYGDHTKLILSGWEPLLVTFVARNRSACTYLASHLRQLGCSPDLRQRLRYALRLLRDRSPA