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; TAK-960; Volasertib; Rigosertib sodium; N-(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl-N-[2-[2-(1-oxido-4-pyridin-1-iumyl)ethenyl]phenyl]acetamide; BI 2536
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 0.418
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation MAD2L1BP 0.389
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TTK 0.387
Publications: 18 Organism: In Vitro, Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PINX1 0.369
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation STAG2 0.729
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SNCB 0.322
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation WEE1 0.63
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CLASP2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CCNB1 0.92
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SNCA 0.356
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TOP2A 0.491
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAN 0.267
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RSF1 0.36
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation PLK1 0.424
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CENPQ 0.574
Publications: 9 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SUN1 0.464
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ESPL1 0.765
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAD51
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDH1 0.301
Publications: 2
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation STK3 0.335
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RACGAP1 0.655
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TP53BP1 0.612
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDC20 0.976
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png dephosphorylation RAD21 0.73
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation OPTN 0.525
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation DCTN1 0.537
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation NOTCH1 0.409
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation LRRK1 0.35
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation BRCA2 0.553
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation BRCA2 0.553
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation FADD 0.469
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CLIP1 0.694
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CDC25C 0.798
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BIRC5 0.57
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF2B 0.65
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation HSF1 0.454
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity by stabilization img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KLF4 0.252
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 0.271
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MDM2 0.476
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NUDC 0.722
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PTPN1 0.362
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NCAPH2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MAP9 0.279
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CLSPN 0.767
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ZMYM2 0.385
Publications: 3
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CASP8 0.379
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation AXIN2 0.497
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CLIP1 0.694
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PRKDC
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.355
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation USP16 0.348
Publications: 4 Organism: In Vitro, Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation SUGT1 0.445
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CEP68 0.45
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RIOK2 0.44
Publications: 3 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation RAF1
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation ANAPC1 0.508
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 0.608
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NPM1 0.433
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation PKMYT1 0.709
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PKMYT1 0.709
Publications: 2 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TERF1 0.381
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation GTSE1 0.727
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CEP55 0.567
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TEX14 0.361
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Tissue: Testis
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TPT1 0.708
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation AHR 0.253
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.535
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation BORA 0.782
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation RAP1GAP 0.462
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.318
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation WEE1 0.63
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SUZ12 0.37
Publications: 3
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CCNT1 0.388
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KAT7 0.515
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation KIF2C 0.806
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF2C 0.806
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 0.433
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation BUB1B 0.836
Publications: 4 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation WDCP 0.2
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation NINL 0.691
Publications: 4 Organism: In Vitro
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation CTNNB1 0.406
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TOPORS 0.455
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation FOXM1 0.697
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation IKBKB 0.347
Publications: 3 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ATXN10 0.36
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CENPU 0.734
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 0.437
Publications: 5 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation CDCA5 0.696
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation SRI 0.383
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation STK38 0.32
Publications: 6 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity by destabilization img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation SMAD4 0.257
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation DVL2 0.476
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 PLK1 0.651
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation NEK9 0.597
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation TRIOBP 0.339
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation CHEK2 0.501
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation TP73 0.494
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CDC6 0.581
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIZ 0.504
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation YY1 0.401
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation G6PD 0.353
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CEP192 0.597
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF2A
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLEKHG6 0.425
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 0.501
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MAD1L1 0.446
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 0.294
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation CEP85
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation KIF20A
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
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation FBXO5 0.777
Publications: 2 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 0.657
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding PLK1 0.413
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 phosphorylation SUZ12
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.596
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.381
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
+ down-regulates img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation ZMYM2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ 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 ubiquitination PLK1
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/indirect_inhibition.png PLK1 0.6
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 phosphorylation MYC 0.546
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png relocalization ERCC6L 0.876
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding PLK1 0.455
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation PLK1 0.311
Publications: 1
+ 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 0.479
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 0.2
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 img/direct-activation.png binding PLK1 0.86
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation PLK1 0.782
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates img/indirect_inhibition.png TP53 0.592
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png chemical inhibition PLK1 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png phosphorylation FOXO1
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens