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Symbol VRK1 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 09-10-2013
HGNC name vaccinia related kinase 1
HGNC id 12718
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) PCH1
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --low  
has an impact on the proliferation and survival of cell lines derived from normal or malignant mammary tissue, and reduces their oncogenic and metastatic properties
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target might be a new target for development of inhibitors of cellular proliferation
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • mice deficient in the serine/threonine protein kinase Vrk1 are infertile due to a progressive loss of spermatogonia