TAOK1, Official Symbol TAOK1provided by HGNC Official Full Name TAO kinase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29259 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000160551 MIM:610266; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29259 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as DDIB; PSK2; TAO1; KFC-B; MARKK; PSK-2; hKFC-B; hTAOK1; MAP3K16 Summary Enables alpha-tubulin binding activity; beta-tubulin binding activity; and kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint signaling; negative regulation of microtubule depolymerization; and positive regulation of JNK cascade. Located in microtubule cytoskeleton and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 14.1), thyroid (RPKM 11.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all