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There are approximately 40 known eukaryotic LIM proteins, so named for the LIM domains they contain. LIM domains are highly conserved cysteine-rich structures containing 2 zinc fingers. Although zinc fingers usually function by binding to DNA or RNA, the LIM motif probably mediates protein-protein interactions. LIM kinase-1 and LIM kinase-2 belong to a small subfamily with a unique combination of 2 N-terminal LIM motifs and a C-terminal protein kinase domain. LIMK1 is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates actin polymerization via phosphorylation and inactivation of the actin binding factor cofilin. This protein is ubiquitously expressed during development and plays a role in many cellular processes associated with cytoskeletal structure. This protein also stimulates axon growth and may play a role in brain development. LIMK1 hemizygosity is implicated in the impaired visuospatial constructive cognition of Williams syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Kinases TKL Ser/Thr protein kinases Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Potential drug targets Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Kinases TKL Ser/Thr protein kinases Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Potential drug targets Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0004672 [protein kinase activity] GO:0004674 [protein serine/threonine kinase activity] GO:0005515 [protein binding] GO:0005524 [ATP binding] GO:0005654 [nucleoplasm] GO:0005737 [cytoplasm] GO:0005829 [cytosol] GO:0006468 [protein phosphorylation] GO:0007165 [signal transduction] GO:0007264 [small GTPase mediated signal transduction] GO:0007266 [Rho protein signal transduction] GO:0007399 [nervous system development] GO:0007411 [axon guidance] GO:0008270 [zinc ion binding] GO:0030036 [actin cytoskeleton organization] GO:0031072 [heat shock protein binding] GO:0032233 [positive regulation of actin filament bundle assembly] GO:0038096 [Fc-gamma receptor signaling pathway involved in phagocytosis] GO:0043005 [neuron projection] GO:0045087 [innate immune response] GO:0045773 [positive regulation of axon extension] GO:0048013 [ephrin receptor signaling pathway] GO:0051444 [negative regulation of ubiquitin-protein transferase activity]