Summary

Name PLK1
Full Name Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1
Synonyms Polo-like kinase 1, PLK-1, Serine/threonine-protein kinase 13, STPK13 | PLK
Primary ID P53350
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Type protein
Relations 253
Inhibitors 5-[6-[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)methyl]-1-benzimidazolyl]-3-[(1R)-1-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy]-2-thiophenecarboxamide; 4-{[(7R)-8-cyclopentyl-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-2-yl]amino}-3-methoxy-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)benzamide; BI 2536; N-(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl-N-[2-[2-(1-oxido-4-pyridin-1-iumyl)ethenyl]phenyl]acetamide; Volasertib; Rigosertib sodium; TAK-960
Function Serine/threonine-protein kinase that performs several important functions throughout M phase of the cell cycle, including the regulation of centrosome maturation and spindle assembly, the removal of cohesins from chromosome arms, the inactivation of anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) inhibitors, and the regulation of mitotic exit and cytokinesis. Polo-like kinase proteins acts by binding and phosphorylating proteins are that already phosphorylated on a specific motif recognized by the POLO box domains. Phosphorylates BORA, BUB1B/BUBR1, CCNB1, CDC25C, CEP55, ECT2, ERCC6L, FBXO5/EMI1, FOXM1, KIF20A/MKLP2, CENPU, NEDD1, NINL, NPM1, NUDC, PKMYT1/MYT1, KIZ, PPP1R12A/MYPT1, PRC1, RACGAP1/CYK4, SGO1, STAG2/SA2, TEX14, TOPORS, p73/TP73, TPT1, WEE1 and HNRNPU. Plays a key role in centrosome functions and the assembly of bipolar spindles by phosphorylating KIZ, NEDD1 and NINL. NEDD1 phosphorylation promotes subsequent targeting of the gamma-tubulin ring complex (gTuRC) to the centrosome, an important step for spindle formation. Phosphorylation of NINL component of the centrosome leads to NINL dissociation from other centrosomal proteins. Involved in mitosis exit and cytokinesis by phosphorylating CEP55, ECT2, KIF20A/MKLP2, CENPU, PRC1 and RACGAP1. Recruited at the central spindle by phosphorylating and docking PRC1 and KIF20A/MKLP2; creates its own docking sites on PRC1 and KIF20A/MKLP2 by mediating phosphorylation of sites subsequently recognized by the POLO box domains. Phosphorylates RACGAP1, thereby creating a docking site for the Rho GTP exchange factor ECT2 that is essential for the cleavage furrow formation. Promotes the central spindle recruitment of ECT2. Plays a central role in G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle by phosphorylating CCNB1, CDC25C, FOXM1, CENPU, PKMYT1/MYT1, PPP1R12A/MYPT1 and WEE1. Part of a regulatory circuit that promotes the activation of CDK1 by phosphorylating the positive regulator CDC25C and inhibiting the negative regulators WEE1 and PKMYT1/MYT1. Also acts by mediating phosphorylation of cyclin-B1 (CCNB1) on centrosomes in prophase. Phosphorylates FOXM1, a key mitotic transcription regulator, leading to enhance FOXM1 transcriptional activity. Involved in kinetochore functions and sister chromatid cohesion by phosphorylating BUB1B/BUBR1, FBXO5/EMI1 and STAG2/SA2. PLK1 is high on non-attached kinetochores suggesting a role of PLK1 in kinetochore attachment or in spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) regulation. Required for kinetochore localization of BUB1B. Regulates the dissociation of cohesin from chromosomes by phosphorylating cohesin subunits such as STAG2/SA2. Phosphorylates SGO1

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png monoubiquitination PLK1 0.419
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation MAD2L1BP 0.406
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TTK 0.383
Publications: 18 Organism: In Vitro, Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PINX1 0.364
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation STAG2 0.736
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SNCB 0.319
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation WEE1 0.639
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CLASP2 0.62
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CCNB1 0.922
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SNCA 0.352
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TOP2A 0.483
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAN 0.265
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RSF1 0.355
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation PLK1 0.418
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SUN1 0.457
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CENPQ 0.585
Publications: 9 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ESPL1 0.772
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAD51 0.512
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDH1 0.298
Publications: 2
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation STK3 0.332
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RACGAP1 0.643
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TP53BP1 0.6
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDC20 0.977
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation RAD21 0.737
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation OPTN 0.537
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation DCTN1 0.527
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation NOTCH1 0.404
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation LRRK1 0.346
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation BRCA2 0.543
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation BRCA2 0.543
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation FADD 0.462
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CLIP1 0.702
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CDC25C 0.804
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BIRC5 0.581
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF2B 0.659
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation HSF1 0.446
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KLF4 0.25
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation SVIL 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation IRS1 0.269
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MDM2 0.468
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NUDC 0.729
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PTPN1 0.357
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NCAPH2 0.44
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MAP9 0.277
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CLSPN 0.773
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ZMYM2 0.379
Publications: 3
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CASP8 0.374
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation AXIN2 0.488
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CLIP1 0.702
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PRKDC 0.429
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.351
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation USP16 0.344
Publications: 4 Organism: In Vitro, Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation SUGT1 0.439
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CEP68 0.443
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RIOK2 0.433
Publications: 3 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAF1 0.29
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ANAPC1 0.521
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PRKN 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NEDD1 0.618
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NPM1 0.427
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation PKMYT1 0.717
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PKMYT1 0.717
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GTSE1 0.735
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TERF1 0.376
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CEP55 0.557
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TEX14 0.357
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Tissue: Testis
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TPT1 0.715
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation AHR 0.252
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.548
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation BORA 0.788
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation RAP1GAP 0.455
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.315
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation WEE1 0.639
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SUZ12 0.365
Publications: 3
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CCNT1 0.383
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KAT7 0.507
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation KIF2C 0.811
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF2C 0.811
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation MRE11 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PIN1 0.426
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BUB1B 0.84
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation NINL 0.699
Publications: 4 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation WDCP 0.2
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation CTNNB1 0.4
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TOPORS 0.448
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation FOXM1 0.705
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation IKBKB 0.343
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CENPU 0.74
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ATXN10 0.356
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation VIM 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TNKS 0.43
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDCA5 0.704
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation SRI 0.378
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation STK38 0.317
Publications: 6 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SMAD4 0.255
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation DVL2 0.468
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.661
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NEK9 0.607
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TRIOBP 0.335
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation CHEK2 0.493
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TP73 0.507
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CDC6 0.57
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIZ 0.517
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation YY1 0.395
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation G6PD 0.349
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CEP192 0.607
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF2A 0.683
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLEKHG6 0.419
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PARP10 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CHEK2 0.493
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MAD1L1 0.461
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ARHGDIA 0.2
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.291
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.788
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding PLK1 0.448
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding PLK1 0.429
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/indirect_inhibition.png TP53 0.581
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation HASPIN 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CDC25B 0.663
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.608
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png ubiquitination PLK1 0.252
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ZMYM2 0.379
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/indirect_inhibition.png PLK1 0.589
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SUZ12 0.365
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png relocalization ERCC6L 0.879
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CEP85 0.249
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation FOXO1 0.317
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.864
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF20A 0.76
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png polyubiquitination PLK1 0.471
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation PLK1 0.308
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MYC 0.537
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.376
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation FBXO5 0.783
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens