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LOC542637 Casein kinase II subunit alpha [ Zea mays ]

Gene ID: 542637, updated on 23-Feb-2026
Gene symbol
LOC542637
Gene description
Casein kinase II subunit alpha
Locus tag
ZEAMMB73_Zm00001d007951
See related
EnsemblRapid:Zm00001eb118100
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
VALIDATED
Organism
Zea mays
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Liliopsida; Poales; Poaceae; PACMAD clade; Panicoideae; Andropogonodae; Andropogoneae; Tripsacinae; Zea
Also known as
ACK2; gpm388c; GRMZM2G143602
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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
11
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_02 current Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0 (GCF_902167145.1) 2 NC_050097.1 (242231116..242236561)

Chromosome 2 - NC_050097.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC103648290 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC100277994 Neighboring gene Peroxidase 73 Neighboring gene zea apetala homolog 1 Neighboring gene probable C-terminal domain small phosphatase

Genomic Sequence:
NC_050097.1 Chromosome 2 Reference Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0 Primary Assembly

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Crystal structure of the catalytic subunit of protein kinase CK2 from Zea mays at 2.1 A resolution. Niefind K, et al. EMBO J, 1998 May 1. PMID 9564028, Free PMC Article
  2. Cloning and sequencing of the casein kinase 2 alpha subunit from Zea mays. Dobrowolska G, et al. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1991 Dec 2. PMID 1756176
  3. Deep sampling of the Palomero maize transcriptome by a high throughput strategy of pyrosequencing. Vega-Arreguín JC, et al. BMC Genomics, 2009 Jul 6. PMID 19580677, Free PMC Article
  4. Sequencing, mapping, and analysis of 27,455 maize full-length cDNAs. Soderlund C, et al. PLoS Genet, 2009 Nov. PMID 19936069, Free PMC Article
  5. Insights into corn genes derived from large-scale cDNA sequencing. Alexandrov NN, et al. Plant Mol Biol, 2009 Jan. PMID 18937034, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in peptidyl-serine phosphorylation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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involved_in peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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involved_in regulation of cell cycle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytosol IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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located_in nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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part_of protein kinase CK2 complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Preferred Names
casein kinase II subunit alpha
Names
CK II
CK2 protein kinase alpha 1
CK2-alpha
casein kinase II alpha subunit
protein kinase CK2, alpha subunit
NP_001105632.2
NP_001350844.1

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001112162.3 → NP_001105632.2  casein kinase II subunit alpha isoform 1

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) has the long first intron due to splice donor choice.
    Source sequence(s)
    AF271237, CABHLF010000001
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q9LKM6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14132
    Location:35 → 326
    STKc_CK2_alpha; Catalytic subunit (alpha) of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Casein Kinase 2

  2. NM_001363915.1 → NP_001350844.1  casein kinase II subunit alpha isoform 2

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) has the short first intron due to splice donor choice.
    Source sequence(s)
    BT035964, FL362238
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P28523
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A3L6FYH2, B4FFS6
    Related
    Zm00001eb118100_P001, Zm00001eb118100_T001
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd14132
    Location:15 → 320
    STKc_CK2_alpha; Catalytic subunit (alpha) of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Casein Kinase 2

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_902167145.1-RS_2025_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_050097.1 Reference Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0 Primary Assembly

    Range
    242231116..242236561
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Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
P28523.1 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P28523

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