Reaction: PLK1 phosphorylates NEK9
- in pathway: Activation of NIMA Kinases NEK9, NEK6, NEK7
NEK9 serine residues S29, S750 and S869, which are likely targets of CDK1:CCNB-mediated phosphorylation in mitosis, can be recognized by the polo-box domain (PBD) of PLK1 when phosphorylated. Phosphorylation of S869 appears to be crucial for the interaction of NEK9 and PLK1 (Bertran et al. 2011). PLK1 phosphorylates threonine T210 of NEK9 in vitro. T210 is located in the kinase activation loop of NEK9 and T210 phosphorylation is necessary for NEK9 kinase activity. While T210 can be autophosphorylated in vitro, when NEK9 is incubated in the presence of excess ATP and Mg2+ (Roig et al. 2005), mitotic phosphorylation of T210 requires both CDK1 and PLK1 activity (Bertran et al. 2011).
Reaction - small molecule participants:
ADP [cytosol]
ATP [cytosol]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-2984226
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Reaction input - small molecules:
ATP(4-)
Reaction output - small molecules:
ADP(3-)
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-2984226