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Also known as TOPKFLJ14385Nori-3SPKCT84

Summary

PBK (PDZ binding kinase, HGNC:18282) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8p21.1, encoding Lymphokine-activated killer T-cell-originated protein kinase (Q96KB5). Phosphorylates MAP kinase p38. In precision oncology, PBK OVEREXPRESSION is associated with resistance to Gefitinib in Lung Non-small Cell Carcinoma (CIViC Level D).

This gene encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase related to the dual specific mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK) family. Evidence suggests that mitotic phosphorylation is required for its catalytic activity. The encoded protein may be involved in the activation of lymphoid cells and support testicular functions, with a suggested role in the process of spermatogenesis. Overexpression of this gene has been implicated in tumorigenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 55872 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 25 total
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 4 tissues, sQTL in 1 (q < 0.05)
  • ChEMBL bioactivity: 1 clinical-phase molecule tested; no curated mechanism-of-action drug
  • Precision-oncology evidence (CIViC): 1 curated variant–drug association
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.43 (intermediate), LOEUF 1.06 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_018492

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:18282
Approved symbolPBK
NamePDZ binding kinase
Location8p21.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesTOPK, FLJ14385, Nori-3, SPK, CT84
Ensembl geneENSG00000168078
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM611210
Entrez55872

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 7 — 6 protein_coding, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay

MANE Select: ENST00000301905

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 2: 1, TSL 3: 1, TSL 5: 1

ENST00000301905, ENST00000521226, ENST00000522944, ENST00000524266, ENST00000884617, ENST00000884618, ENST00001139121

RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_018492 NM_001278945, NM_001363040, NM_018492

CCDS: CCDS6063, CCDS64858

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000301905 — 8 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000011201452783305627833133
ENSE000011201512780962427810501
ENSE000011595632783765227837817
ENSE000035326192782056527820694
ENSE000035459892781095827811134
ENSE000036485022782231927822488
ENSE000036544122782306327823205
ENSE000036628512782810527828198

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 189 present calls, max score 98.14.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 15.2858 / max 842.0722, expressed in 1343 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): ventricular zone, sperm, male germ cell, ganglionic eminence, primordial germ cell in gonad.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

PBK is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 4 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 1 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

5 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Testissqtl2.0e-24-0.688:27823393:A:G
Colon Transverseeqtl4.6e-03-0.138:27699888:C:T
Brain Caudate basal gangliaeqtl1.8e-02-1.848:27632723:CT:C
Testiseqtl2.8e-02+0.258:27310515:G:T
Heart Left Ventricleeqtl4.0e-02-0.718:28102892:G:A

FANTOM5 promoters

3 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
9251314.26431331
925140.9593562
925150.062114

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 278 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305398.14gold quality
spermCL:000001997.71gold quality
male germ cellCL:000001596.16gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402395.39gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099193.81gold quality
adult organismUBERON:000702393.58gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092292.88gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453392.31gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453492.16gold quality
testisUBERON:000047391.12gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065590.04gold quality
oocyteCL:000002386.46gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047386.11gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499182.22gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105281.83gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225581.19gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830381.12gold quality
esophagus squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692079.64gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246978.00gold quality
epithelium of esophagusUBERON:000197677.09gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115476.80gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241876.65gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583476.27gold quality
oral cavityUBERON:000016776.05gold quality
thymusUBERON:000237075.46gold quality
mucosa of sigmoid colonUBERON:000499375.34gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211475.27gold quality
colonic mucosaUBERON:000031775.24gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237174.88gold quality
trabecular bone tissueUBERON:000248374.62gold quality
caecumUBERON:000115374.14gold quality
squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691473.51gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002972.22gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198771.98gold quality
tibiaUBERON:000097971.34gold quality
epithelium of nasopharynxUBERON:000195170.27silver quality
endometriumUBERON:000129570.02gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534368.83gold quality
gingival epitheliumUBERON:000194968.40silver quality
jejunal mucosaUBERON:000039967.97gold quality
gingivaUBERON:000182867.97gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113567.75gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538666.70gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115766.25gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209266.06silver quality
small intestineUBERON:000210864.93gold quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426264.93gold quality
tonsilUBERON:000237264.70gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345464.47gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141664.09gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000663.53gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001463.11gold quality
cervix squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692263.01gold quality
ileal mucosaUBERON:000033162.91gold quality
hair follicleUBERON:000207362.69gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151162.32gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016062.00gold quality
skin of hipUBERON:000155461.85gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017361.31gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104361.16gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099661.06gold quality
cervix epitheliumUBERON:000480160.95silver quality
germinal epithelium of ovaryUBERON:000130460.77gold quality
large intestineUBERON:000005960.47gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210660.41gold quality
nasal cavity mucosaUBERON:000182659.92gold quality
colonUBERON:000115559.54gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211059.26gold quality
parietal pleuraUBERON:000240058.80silver quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181258.60silver quality
eyeUBERON:000097058.59silver quality
pigmented layer of retinaUBERON:000178258.54gold quality
mammalian vulvaUBERON:000099758.50silver quality
jejunumUBERON:000211557.85gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039757.32silver quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123357.27gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582757.08gold quality
stomachUBERON:000094556.84gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116156.77gold quality
uterusUBERON:000099556.67gold quality
periodontal ligamentUBERON:000826656.53gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372956.24gold quality
oviduct epitheliumUBERON:000480455.78silver quality
pleuraUBERON:000097755.75silver quality
female reproductive systemUBERON:000047455.52gold quality
metanephrosUBERON:000008154.88gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236954.67gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183054.65gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126454.50gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234554.41gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123454.35gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041453.89gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235853.86gold quality
uterine cervixUBERON:000000253.70gold quality
penisUBERON:000098953.45silver quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780853.21gold quality
cortex of kidneyUBERON:000122553.20gold quality
lungUBERON:000204853.18gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894852.62gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123552.55gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 15 experiment(s), a significant marker in 14.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-8894yes555.97
E-ENAD-17yes501.56
E-GEOD-81383yes476.57
E-MTAB-9435yes386.61
E-GEOD-75140yes352.68
E-MTAB-5061yes320.75
E-GEOD-110499yes294.92
E-HCAD-10yes260.39
E-MTAB-7052yes208.83
E-CURD-114yes95.92
E-GEOD-134144yes29.62
E-HCAD-13yes21.38
E-HCAD-5yes19.75
E-ANND-3yes4.44
E-CURD-11no337.60

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Group enriched

showing 60 of 67 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Testistissue65.7high
Thymustissue21.3
Lymph nodetissue11.9low
Tonsiltissue11.6low
Rectumtissue9.5not detected
Bone marrowtissue8.6not detected
Colontissue8.3not detected
Duodenumtissue7.9not detected
Small intestinetissue7.6not detected
Appendixtissue6.3not detected
Esophagustissue5.4not detected
Placentatissue4.8medium
Skin 1tissue4.6not detected
Caudate putamentissue4.4
Stomach 1tissue3.4not detected
Ovarytissue2.6not detected
Smooth muscletissue2.5not detected
Vaginatissue2.4not detected
Breasttissue2.1not detected
Frontal cortextissue1.7
Urinary bladdertissue1.5not detected
Endometrium 1tissue1.1not detected
Cervixtissue1.0not detected
Adipose tissuetissue1.0not detected
Livertissue1.0not detected
Spleentissue0.9not detected
Spinal cordtissue0.9
Gallbladdertissue0.7not detected
Fallopian tubetissue0.6not detected
Basal gangliatissue0.5not detected
Substantia nigratissue0.5
Thyroid glandtissue0.5not detected
Lungtissue0.5not detected
Corpus callosumtissue0.5
Pancreastissue0.4not detected
Medulla oblongatatissue0.4
Thalamustissue0.4
Kidneytissue0.4not detected
Hippocampal formationtissue0.4
Olfactory bulbtissue0.4
Septumtissue0.4
Prefrontal cortextissue0.3
Cerebral cortextissue0.3not detected
Ponstissue0.3
Putamentissue0.3
Amygdalatissue0.3
Midbraintissue0.3
Hypothalamustissue0.3
Superior colliculitissue0.3
Prostatetissue0.3not detected
Ventral forebraintissue0.3
Heart muscletissue0.2not detected
Parathyroid glandtissue0.2not detected
Motor cortextissue0.2
Entorhinal cortextissue0.2
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue0.2
Retrosplenial cortextissue0.2
Temporal cortextissue0.2
Occipital cortextissue0.2
Insular cortextissue0.2

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 32; highest nTPM — Ventral spinal cord (0.9), Dorsal spinal cord (0.8), Anterior thalamic nucleus, ventral (0.7), Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (0.6), White matter (0.5).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): ATM, CREB1

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting PBK by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 49 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-548N99.9871.944170
HSA-MIR-548P99.9872.253784
HSA-MIR-3688-3P99.9772.022834
HSA-MIR-302E99.9670.742669
HSA-MIR-365899.9673.874379
HSA-MIR-548AA99.9670.643753
HSA-MIR-548AP-3P99.9670.643753
HSA-MIR-548T-3P99.9670.643753
HSA-MIR-545-3P99.9570.742783
HSA-MIR-145-5P99.9271.131836
HSA-MIR-5195-3P99.9270.921877
HSA-MIR-10527-5P99.9172.283754
HSA-MIR-302A-3P99.8971.231777
HSA-MIR-302B-3P99.8971.231777
HSA-MIR-302C-3P99.8971.201778
HSA-MIR-302D-3P99.8971.251777
HSA-MIR-5582-3P99.8672.484221
HSA-MIR-373-3P99.8470.681668
HSA-MIR-520E-3P99.8470.551698
HSA-MIR-372-3P99.8370.581691
HSA-MIR-520A-3P99.8370.591687
HSA-MIR-520B-3P99.8370.561699
HSA-MIR-520C-3P99.8370.561699
HSA-MIR-520D-3P99.8370.781676
HSA-MIR-520F-3P99.8271.321216
HSA-MIR-449599.8272.083080
HSA-MIR-548AG99.7769.251492
HSA-MIR-6505-5P99.7369.251595
HSA-MIR-425599.7267.701541
HSA-MIR-548AI99.6969.241494

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 0.434, LOEUF 1.06, missense Z 0.37 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000301905 — one region, missense o/e 0.98.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • PBK/TOPK is upregulated in Burkitt’s lymphoma and other highly proliferative malignant cells and during normal fetal development. (PMID:11783945)
  • TOPK protein is up-regulated in a variety of hematologic malignancies and may be involved in leukemic cell growth; 4 of 5 clinical that strongly expressed TOPK also strongly expressed phosphorylated c-Myc (PMID:14757441)
  • PBK/TOPK plays an important role in transiently amplifying neural progenitors in the adult subependymal zone of transgenically targeted mice. (PMID:16291951)
  • PBK augments tumor cell growth following transient appearance in different types of progenitor cells in vivo as reported. (PMID:17482142)
  • Findings showed that TOPK positively modulated UVB-induced JNK1 activity and played a pivotal role in JNK1-mediated cell transformation induced by H-Ras. (PMID:17545598)
  • The positive feedback loop between TOPK and ERK2 increases tumorigenesis properties of HCT116 colorectal cancer cells, and TOPK-regulated signaling may serve as a potential therapeutic target in colorectal cancer (PMID:17631144)
  • TOPK is indispensable for cancer cell cytokinesis throughout phosphorylation on p97. (PMID:19900192)
  • PBK/TOPK protein could serve as a useful indicator for histopathologic differentiation between cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinomas and the low expression of PBK/TOPK is predicative of poor survival in cholangiocarcinoma patients. (PMID:19954816)
  • Upregulation of TOPK is associated with breast cancer. (PMID:20589935)
  • increased levels of PBK/TOPK may contribute to tumor cell development and progression through suppression of p53 function and consequent reductions in the cell-cycle regulatory proteins such as p21. (PMID:20622899)
  • Phosphorylation of Prx1 (Ser-32) by TOPK prevents UVB-induced apoptosis in RPMI7951 melanoma cells through regulation of Prx1 peroxidase activity and blockade of intracellular H(2)O(2) accumulation. (PMID:20647304)
  • T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) phosphorylation of MKP1 protein prevents solar ultraviolet light-induced inflammation through inhibition of the p38 protein signaling pathway. (PMID:21715333)
  • Our results indicate that overexpression of TOPK could predetermine the metastatic capability of tumors and could serve as a significant prognostic predictor of shortened overall survival and time to recurrence. (PMID:22192142)
  • The 3D structure of TOPK protein has been constructed by using multiple templates. (PMID:22940854)
  • that the serine-threonine kinase PBK/TOPK is frequently overexpressed in high-grade lymphomas and its expression is positively correlated to that of c-Myc and E2F1 (PMID:23237560)
  • TOPK directly interacted with and phosphorylated IkappaBalpha at Ser-32, leading to p65 nuclear translocation and NF-kappaB activation. (PMID:23250755)
  • These results suggest that the malignant transformation of plexiform neurofibroma is associated with distinct changes in the expression of BUB1B, PBK and NEK2 (PMID:23370767)
  • Antibody screening revealed 3 candidate prognostic markers in breast cancer: the Anillin (ANLN); PDZ-Binding Kinase (PBK); and, PDZ-Domain Containing 1 (PDZK1). (PMID:23547718)
  • CHFR ubiquitinates and regulates TOPK levels, which is essential for its checkpoint function. (PMID:24012691)
  • PBK/TOPK expression is positively correlated with Ki67 and p53 expression, and can be used as an independent prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung cancer. (PMID:24025073)
  • TOPK protein upregulates iNOS gene expression in T cell leukemia Jurkat cells or macrophage leukemic Raw 264.7 cells via NF-kappaB activation in response to LPS, and might act as a critical effector in LPS/TLR4-mediated signaling cascade. (PMID:24440499)
  • Study findings suggest that the PBK/TOPK mRNA/protein expression is specific to human bladder cancer and might be used as a novel target for development of cancer immunotherapy and diagnostic biomarker. (PMID:24629784)
  • PDZ-binding kinase/T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase correlates with mutant p53 and affects cell proliferation and viability as well as prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma (PMID:25466965)
  • PBK/TOPK expression is closely associated with cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, which may be served as a useful target for tumor diagnosis and immunotherapy. (PMID:25550851)
  • Authors identified TOPK/PBK, in vitro and in vivo, as the master ZFP linker kinase. Furthermore, they show precise temporal correlation between TOPK activating phosphorylation by Cdk1 and linker phosphorylation in mitosis. (PMID:25575812)
  • TOPK, overexpressed in colorectal cancer, enhances the resistance of colorectal cancer cells to anoikis. (PMID:25687885)
  • TOPK was speculated to be one of a potential marker and therapeutic target in advanced prostate cancer (PMID:25881543)
  • The in vitro data have been consistent with a role for PBK/TOPK in facilitating invasion in prostate cancer. PBK could be a prognostic biomarker for prostate cancer that would discriminate aggressive prostate cancer from indolent disease. (PMID:25909225)
  • Overexpression of Nrf2 inhibited the PBK/TOPK KD-induced decrease in cdc2 and cyclin B expression and cell cycle arrest, and blocked ROS production and apoptosis. (PMID:26503118)
  • TOPK silencing sensitizes EGFR-TKI-resistant lung cancer cells to gefitinib and increases gefitinib efficacy in preclinical lung adenocarcinoma xenograft models. (PMID:26745678)
  • Upregulation of proteasome subunit beta type 8 PSMB8 and PDZ binding kinase PBK was confirmed by real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis. (PMID:26894977)
  • Study shows that BUB1beta and PDZ binding kinase are up-regulated in breast cancer tumors and their expression is associated with improved overall survival (OS) in basal-like tumors but worse OS in luminal and untreated patients. (PMID:26897635)
  • Results indicate that src-family kinase (Src) is a upstream kinase of T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK). (PMID:27016416)
  • Determined the crystal structure of PBK, which has two phospho-mimicking mutations T9E and T198E. The structural data indicated that PBK may assemble into an inactive dimer in alkaline conditions. Analytical size-exclusion chromatography and analytical ultracentrifugation confirmed that PBK exists in a conformational transition between dimers and monomers at different pH conditions. (PMID:27262437)
  • TOPK protein and transcriptional levels of FOXM1 were reduced by TOPK inhibitor treatment. (PMID:27334838)
  • A high PBK expression level was correlated with long overall survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma. (PMID:27347940)
  • High TOPK expression is associated with liver cancer. (PMID:27582549)
  • PBK/TOPK plays a crucial role in tumour malignant potential through its overexpression and highlight its usefulness as a prognostic factor and potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer. (PMID:27898655)
  • findings suggest that PBK/TOPK plays a crucial role in tumor malignant potential through its overexpression in ESCC (PMID:27919968)
  • Data suggest that T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) might play a pivotal role in breast cancer invasion and metastasis. (PMID:28212583)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriopbkENSDARG00000007221
mus_musculusPbkENSMUSG00000022033
rattus_norvegicusPbkENSRNOG00000015308
drosophila_melanogasterCG8173FBGN0030864

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:1289156) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 8 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
thick epidermis1
abnormal epidermis stratum corneum morphology1
abnormal skin morphology1
reproductive system phenotype1
increased tumor necrosis factor secretion1
increased interleukin-6 secretion1
decreased interleukin-6 secretion1
skin fibrosis1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Sus scrofaA4PES079.0%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
MIR4287ncRNA100422828
ESCO2protein-coding157570
SCARA5protein-coding286133
NUGGCprotein-coding389643
MIR3622AncRNA100500858
MIR3622BncRNA100500871
SCARA3protein-coding51435
CCDC25protein-coding55246
ELP3protein-coding55140

Protein

Protein identifiers

Lymphokine-activated killer T-cell-originated protein kinase — Q96KB5 (reviewed: Q96KB5)

Alternative names: Cancer/testis antigen 84, MAPKK-like protein kinase, Nori-3, PDZ-binding kinase, Spermatogenesis-related protein kinase, T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase

All UniProt accessions (4): E5RFX4, E5RIE1, Q96KB5, V9HWH0

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Phosphorylates MAP kinase p38. Seems to be active only in mitosis. May also play a role in the activation of lymphoid cells. When phosphorylated, forms a complex with TP53, leading to TP53 destabilization and attenuation of G2/M checkpoint during doxorubicin-induced DNA damage.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with DLG1 and TP53.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in the testis and placenta. In the testis, restrictedly expressed in outer cell layer of seminiferous tubules.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylated; in a cell-cycle dependent manner at mitosis.

Activity regulation. Activated by phosphorylation.

Similarity. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family. MAP kinase kinase subfamily.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q96KB5-11yes
Q96KB5-22

RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001265874, NP_001349969, NP_060962* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000719Prot_kinase_domDomain
IPR008271Ser/Thr_kinase_ASActive_site
IPR011009Kinase-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR041989PKc_TOPKDomain

Pfam: PF00069

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea)

  • L-tyrosyl-[protein] + ATP = O-phospho-L-tyrosyl-[protein] + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:10596)
  • L-seryl-[protein] + ATP = O-phospho-L-seryl-[protein] + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:17989)
  • L-threonyl-[protein] + ATP = O-phospho-L-threonyl-[protein] + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:46608)

UniProt features (59 total): helix 21, strand 11, modified residue 5, mutagenesis site 4, turn 4, sequence variant 3, sequence conflict 3, binding site 2, chain 1, domain 1, cross-link 1, splice variant 1, region of interest 1, active site 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

1 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
5J0ACrystal structure of PDZ-binding kinaseX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.74

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q96KB5-F184.660.59

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Enzymes, ENZYME proteins, Transferases, Kinases, STE Ser/Thr protein kinases, Predicted intracellular proteins, Plasma proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): cytosol

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH enhanced · IF approved

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (1)

PositionRole
167proton acceptor

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (2)

PositionRole
38–46ATP
64ATP

Post-translational modifications (6)

TypePositions
Phosphoserine59, 32
Glycyl lysine isopeptide (lys-gly) (interchain with g-cter in sumo2)169
N-acetylmethionine1
Phosphothreonine9, 24

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (4)

PositionPhenotype
9tp53-binding.
64–65loss of activity.
320decrease in the binding to dlg1.
322decrease in the binding to dlg1.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

0 curated (TAS) of 0; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

MSigDB gene sets: 318 (showing top): WU_APOPTOSIS_BY_CDKN1A_VIA_TP53, HORIUCHI_WTAP_TARGETS_DN, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEOLYSIS, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PROTEASOMAL_UBIQUITIN_DEPENDENT_PROTEIN_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, KANG_DOXORUBICIN_RESISTANCE_UP, RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_POORLY_DIFFERENTIATED_UP, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_STRESS_ACTIVATED_PROTEIN_KINASE_SIGNALING_CASCADE, GOBP_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_UV, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, GOBP_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_LIGHT_STIMULUS, CHIANG_LIVER_CANCER_SUBCLASS_UNANNOTATED_DN, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_DN, GRAESSMANN_RESPONSE_TO_MC_AND_DOXORUBICIN_DN, GOBP_MACROMOLECULE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, IVANOVA_HEMATOPOIESIS_LATE_PROGENITOR

GO Biological Process (3): mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000278), MAPK cascade (GO:0000165), protein phosphorylation (GO:0006468)

GO Molecular Function (10): protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674), MAP kinase kinase activity (GO:0004708), protein tyrosine kinase activity (GO:0004713), ATP binding (GO:0005524), protein serine kinase activity (GO:0106310), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), protein kinase activity (GO:0004672), protein binding (GO:0005515), kinase activity (GO:0016301), transferase activity (GO:0016740)

GO Cellular Component (1): nucleus (GO:0005634)

GO top-level categories

20 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
protein kinase activity3
cell cycle1
mitotic nuclear division1
intracellular signaling cassette1
phosphorylation1
protein modification process1
MAPK cascade1
protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity1
adenyl ribonucleotide binding1
purine ribonucleoside triphosphate binding1
anion binding1
nucleoside phosphate binding1
heterocyclic compound binding1
kinase activity1
phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor1
catalytic activity, acting on a protein1
binding1
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups1
catalytic activity1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 1 of 14 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

1 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
nucleusCCdirect assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 1,548 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
PBKCDK1P06493726
PBKMELKQ14680614
PBKDLGAP5Q15398591
PBKASF1BQ9NVP2591
PBKCEP55Q53EZ4588
PBKKIF20AO95235587
PBKNUSAP1Q9BXS6582
PBKTOP2AP11388580
PBKASPMQ8IZT6572
PBKTTKP33981570
PBKNCAPGQ9BPX3569
PBKBUB1BO60566567
PBKBUB1O43683543
PBKKIF11P52732530
PBKUBE2TQ9NPD8523

IntAct

Human interaction partners of PBK in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

showing 30 of 164 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
DLG1direct interaction0.75010
TP53physical association0.7107
SCRIBdirect interaction0.6106
MAST2direct interaction0.6103
DDIT4Lphysical association0.5603
MCRS1physical association0.5603
ZNF526physical association0.5603
TRIM37association0.5502
MPDZdirect interaction0.44014
PATJdirect interaction0.4409
GRIP1direct interaction0.4407
GRIP2direct interaction0.4407
MAGI1direct interaction0.4406
MAGI2direct interaction0.4406
MAGI3direct interaction0.4406
PDZD2direct interaction0.4406
PTPN13direct interaction0.4405
IL16direct interaction0.4404
NHERF4direct interaction0.4404
PDZK1direct interaction0.4404
DLG4direct interaction0.4403
FRMPD2direct interaction0.4403
LNX1direct interaction0.4403
LNX2direct interaction0.4403
PARD3Bdirect interaction0.4403
PDZD7direct interaction0.4403
TJP1direct interaction0.4403
TJP2direct interaction0.4403
TJP3direct interaction0.4403
USH1Cdirect interaction0.4403

BioGRID (193 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): MSL1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 4 records), TP53 (Affinity Capture-Western; 4 records), ARRDC1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), DLG1 (Two-hybrid; 3 records), DOK4 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), LGALS9 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), LGALS9B (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), LNX1 (Affinity Capture-Western; 3 records), CDK1 (Biochemical Activity; 2 records), CHFR (Affinity Capture-Western; 2 records), FAM19A3 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), FGB (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), H2AFX (Reconstituted Complex; 2 records), PPP1CA (Co-fractionation; 2 records), PRC1 (Affinity Capture-Western; 2 records)

SIGNOR signaling

showing 19 of 23 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
CDK1unknownPBKphosphorylation
PBKunknownH3C1phosphorylation
PBKup-regulatesGPSM2phosphorylation
PBKup-regulatesPRDX1phosphorylation
CyclinB/CDK1unknownPBKphosphorylation
PBKunknown“Histone H3”phosphorylation
CHFR“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”PBKpolyubiquitination
PBK“down-regulates activity”PTENphosphorylation
LNX1“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”PBKubiquitination
SRC“up-regulates quantity by stabilization”PBKphosphorylation
PBK“down-regulates activity”ULK1phosphorylation
PBK“up-regulates activity”JUNphosphorylation
PBK“up-regulates activity”TP53RKphosphorylation
PBK“up-regulates activity”MAPK1phosphorylation
PBK“up-regulates activity”HDAC1phosphorylation
PBK“up-regulates activity”HDAC2phosphorylation
MAPK1“up-regulates activity”PBKphosphorylation
PBK“up-regulates activity”MAPK8phosphorylation
CyclinB/CDK1“up-regulates activity”PBKphosphorylation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 164 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Dopamine Neurotransmitter Release Cycle629.5×3e-06
Ras activation upon Ca2+ influx through NMDA receptor528.3×3e-05
Neurexins and neuroligins1427.3×2e-14
Unblocking of NMDA receptors, glutamate binding and activation526.9×3e-05
Negative regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated neuronal transmission526.9×3e-05
Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors1025.1×1e-09
Protein-protein interactions at synapses923.7×1e-08
Long-term potentiation523.6×6e-05

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
establishment or maintenance of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity1557.4×7e-21
protein localization to synapse735.3×8e-08
receptor clustering832.9×1e-08
regulation of postsynaptic membrane neurotransmitter receptor levels826.1×8e-08
neurotransmitter secretion523.1×1e-04
positive regulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential620.8×3e-05
negative regulation of stress fiber assembly519.1×3e-04
establishment or maintenance of cell polarity615.8×1e-04

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for PBK: 25 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 2 CIViC cancer variants.

ClinVar

25 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance20
Likely benign0
Benign0

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 26 predictions of 659):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
8:27810512acceptor_gain1.0000
8:27820563–27820564donor_loss1.00005
8:27820696acceptor_loss1.00002
8:27822317–27822318donor_loss1.00005
8:27822489–27822490acceptor_loss1.00004
8:27822490acceptor_gain1.0000
8:27828203acceptor_gain1.0000
8:27828208acceptor_gain1.0000
8:27833134–27833135acceptor_loss1.00005
8:27810503acceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

755 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 2,143 scored), across 185 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
M24090.8860.997
D18680.9950.999
D22980.9910.996
D16780.9860.998
H16580.9840.996
H15880.9800.998
N17280.9620.992
H9480.9490.992
W21270.9940.999
E8570.9880.995
F23170.9860.997
W6170.9840.998
K6470.9831.000
E23970.9820.996
K16970.9680.998
F29770.9520.986
C18570.9470.997
W23870.9430.992
E11670.9410.983
E21670.9360.975

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

Human Protein Atlas survival analysis — favorable = higher expression predicts better survival.

8 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Kidney Chromophobe (TCGA)unfavorable1.21e-06
Kidney Renal Papillary Cell Carcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable1.47e-06
Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (validation)unfavorable3.97e-06
Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable7.03e-06
Lung Adenocarcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable2.67e-05
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable3.76e-05
Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma (validation)unfavorable0.000139
Colon Adenocarcinoma (TCGA)favorable0.000632

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:611210 | disease phenotypes:

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL4896 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

Phase ≥1, by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 4,094 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

1 molecules by phase:

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL223360LINIFANIB34,094

Clinical evidence (CIViC)

Drug × variant × indication, from 1 curated evidence items; also 1 prognostic. CIViC evidence level: A (validated) → B (clinical) → C (case study) → D (preclinical) → E (inferential).

1 predictive associations by evidence level:

VariantTherapyIndicationEffectLevelCIViC
PBK OVEREXPRESSIONGefitinibLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaResistanceCIViC DEID835

CIViC curated variants (2)

Named clinical variants curated in CIViC for this gene (the catalogue beneath the predictive evidence above):

OVEREXPRESSION, NUCLEAR EXPRESSION.

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: enzyme — TOPK family

Most potent curated ligand interactions (1 total), top 1:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
OTS964Inhibition7.55pIC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

265 measured of 269 human assays (269 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValuePatent
9-[4-(aminomethyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.38 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(2-aminopropan-2-yl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.43 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(2-aminoethyl)-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.5 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
CHEMBL4445123IC500.5 nM
9-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.54 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[[4-(aminomethyl)piperidin-1-yl]methyl]-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.57 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.64 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-amino-2-methylpropan-2-yl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.67 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-aminoethyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.73 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(3-aminopropyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.74 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-aminobutan-2-yl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.74 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.78 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[5-(aminomethyl)thiophen-2-yl]-8-hydroxy-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.78 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(1S)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.81 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-aminopropyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.82 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.88 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(1S)-1-aminopropyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.88 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-[4-(methylaminomethyl)phenyl]-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.9 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-aminoethyl)-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.92 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[3-fluoro-4-[(3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC500.97 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-amino-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(2-aminoethyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.1 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-[4-[(1S)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.1 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-(2-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl)-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.2 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-[4-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(2-aminopropyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-aminopropan-2-yl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(1R)-1-aminopropyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-[4-[(1S)-1-(methylamino)propyl]phenyl]-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(2S)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-[4-[(2R)-1-(methylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(1R)-1-(ethylamino)propyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.4 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-amino-3-methylbutan-2-yl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.4 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(1-aminopropan-2-yl)-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.5 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.6 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
CHEMBL4452726IC501.6 nM
9-[4-[1-(aminomethyl)cyclobutyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.7 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
4-(8-hydroxy-4-oxo-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-9-yl)benzenesulfonamideIC501.8 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[3-(aminomethyl)pentan-3-yl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.8 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.9 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[1-(dimethylamino)propyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.9 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[1-(aminomethyl)cyclopropyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.9 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-3-fluorophenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC501.9 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
N-[1-[4-(8-hydroxy-4-oxo-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-9-yl)phenyl]ethyl]methanesulfonamideIC502 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-(ethylaminomethyl)phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC502 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-[4-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC502 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
8-hydroxy-9-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-yl)-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC502 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-8-methoxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC502 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-[4-[(1S)-1-(dimethylamino)propyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC502.2 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same
9-(4-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-8-hydroxy-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b-octahydro-3aH-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-oneIC502.3 nMUS-8962648: Tricyclic compounds and PBK inhibitors containing the same

ChEMBL bioactivities

270 potent at pChembl≥5 of 285 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL4445123
8.81IC501.56nMCHEMBL4452726
8.59IC502.6nMCHEMBL3672295
8.57IC502.71nMCHEMBL4440222
8.53IC502.94nMCHEMBL4527920
8.34IC504.59nMCHEMBL4564624
8.28IC505.2nMCHEMBL3715360
8.28IC505.3nMCHEMBL3716544
8.26IC505.44nMCHEMBL4536593
8.19IC506.44nMCHEMBL4452595
8.00Ki10nMCHEMBL1974328
7.97IC5010.69nMCHEMBL4537262
7.72IC5019.06nMCHEMBL4469640
7.68IC5021nMCHEMBL4593398
7.68IC5020.88nMCHEMBL4455498
7.64IC5023nMCHEMBL3672271
7.62IC5024nMCHEMBL3715388
7.60IC5025.1nMCHEMBL4458265
7.58IC5026.13nMCHEMBL4438486
7.55IC5028nMCHEMBL3672369
7.48IC5033nMCHEMBL3716635
7.47IC5034nMCHEMBL3715121
7.47IC5034nMCHEMBL3718105
7.46IC5035nMCHEMBL3718439
7.44IC5036nMCHEMBL3715494
7.41IC5039nMCHEMBL3718039
7.35IC5044.89nMCHEMBL4451419
7.29IC5050.9nMSTAUROSPORINE
7.26IC5055nMCHEMBL3718730
7.26IC5054.3nMSTAUROSPORINE
7.23IC5059nMCHEMBL3717059
7.21IC5061.41nMCHEMBL4473141
7.20IC5063nMCHEMBL3717532
7.20IC5063nMCHEMBL3718268
7.20IC5063.83nMCHEMBL4444190
7.19IC5064.46nMCHEMBL4534841
7.19IC5065nMCHEMBL4534499
7.14IC5072nMCHEMBL3715032
7.13IC5074nMCHEMBL3715508
7.11IC5078nMCHEMBL3717297
7.08IC5083.9nMSTAUROSPORINE
7.07IC5086nMCHEMBL3717841
7.01IC5098nMCHEMBL3718758
7.00IC5099nMCHEMBL3715825
6.96IC50110nMCHEMBL3719067
6.90Ki125.9nMCHEMBL1973098
6.85IC50140nMCHEMBL3717063
6.85IC50142.5nMCHEMBL4552688
6.84IC50143.9nMCHEMBL4455728
6.82IC50150nMCHEMBL3718368

PubChem BioAssay actives

48 with measured affinity, of 891 total; 44 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0005uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,9-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0016uM
9-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-6-methyl-5H-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-one1415292: Inhibition of full length N-terminal GST-fused human PBK expressed in baculovirus expression system using FITC-labeled histone H3 peptide as substrate after 1 hr by IMAP methodic500.0026uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0027uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0029uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-4-chloro-2-hydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0046uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-methoxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0054uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,9-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0064uM
9-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-6-methyl-5H-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-one;hydrochloride1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0107uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-(dimethylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,9-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0191uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,9-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0209uM
7-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-3H-pyrazolo[4,5-a]phenanthridine1562833: Inhibition of TOPK (unknown origin) using MBP as substrate after 3 hrs by ADP-Glo assayic500.0210uM
9-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-6-methyl-5H-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0230uM
1-[4-[1-(aminomethyl)cyclopropyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0251uM
4-chloro-1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0261uM
9-[4-[(2R)-1-(dimethylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-8-hydroxy-6-methyl-5H-thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-4-one1415292: Inhibition of full length N-terminal GST-fused human PBK expressed in baculovirus expression system using FITC-labeled histone H3 peptide as substrate after 1 hr by IMAP methodic500.0280uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0449uM
(2S,3R,4R,6R)-3-methoxy-2-methyl-4-(methylamino)-29-oxa-1,7,17-triazaoctacyclo[12.12.2.12,6.07,28.08,13.015,19.020,27.021,26]nonacosa-8,10,12,14,19,21,23,25,27-nonaen-16-one2198361: Inhibition of human PBK using myelin basic protein as substrate preincubated for 20 mins followed by [gamma-33P]-ATP addition and measured after 120 mins by radiometric Hot-SpotSM Kinase assayic500.0509uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-7-fluoro-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0614uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-(dimethylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0638uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-7-fluoro-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0645uM
4-chloro-1-[4-[(2R)-1-(dimethylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.0650uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-2-methoxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.1425uM
1-[4-[1-[(dimethylamino)methyl]cyclopropyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.1439uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.2237uM
6,9-dichloro-3H-[1]benzothiolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-one437693: Inhibition of PBK by HTRF assayki0.3161uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-4-chloro-2,7-dihydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.3213uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.3357uM
4-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148941: Binding affinity to human PBK incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.3630uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-aminopropan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,7-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.5861uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-4-chloro-2,7-dihydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.6429uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,7-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.7214uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.8943uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic500.9775uM
1-[4-[1-(aminomethyl)cyclopropyl]phenyl]-4-chloro-2,7-dihydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic501.2660uM
1-[4-[1-(aminomethyl)cyclopropyl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic501.5050uM
4-chloro-1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic502.4400uM
4-chloro-1-[4-[(2R)-1-(dimethylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic502.6630uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,7-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic503.0130uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic504.7900uM
7-chloro-3-oxo-8-(1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethylamino)-11,16-dioxa-2,4,19,21-tetrazatricyclo[15.3.1.05,10]henicosa-1(20),5,7,9,17(21),18-hexaene-18-carbonitrile310379: Inhibition of PBKki5.1950uM
4-chloro-1-[4-[1-[(dimethylamino)methyl]cyclopropyl]phenyl]-2,7-dihydroxy-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic505.2380uM
1-[4-[(1R)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic506.4150uM
1-[4-[(2R)-1-(dimethylamino)propan-2-yl]phenyl]-2-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-5H-phenanthridin-6-one1585718: Inhibition of human TOPK using MBP as substrate after 2 hrs in presence of [gamma-33P]-ATP by filter-binding methodic507.0550uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

100 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
sodium arseniteaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects binding, increases reaction, increases expression5
bisphenol Adecreases expression, increases expression, affects expression4
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression, increases methylation4
Estradiolincreases expression, decreases expression4
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, increases expression, affects expression4
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression3
Cyclosporinedecreases expression3
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression, decreases reaction, increases abundance, increases palmitoylation3
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases expression2
Cadmiumdecreases reaction, increases abundance, increases palmitoylation, increases expression2
Cisplatindecreases expression, increases reaction, increases expression2
Lipopolysaccharidesaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects expression, affects reaction2
Nickelincreases expression2
Progesteronedecreases expression, increases expression2
Tretinoinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression2
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, decreases methylation2
Genisteinaffects expression, increases expression2
aristolochic acid Idecreases expression1
afuresertibdecreases expression1
FR900359decreases phosphorylation1
dicrotophosdecreases expression1
propionaldehydedecreases expression1
kojic aciddecreases expression1
trichostatin Aincreases expression1
methylparabendecreases expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1
2-bromopalmitatedecreases reaction, increases abundance, increases palmitoylation1
perfluorooctanoic aciddecreases expression1
2,3-bis(3’-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactoneaffects cotreatment, increases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

90 unique, capped per target: 89 binding, 1 functional

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1041173BindingResidual activity of PBK at 1 uM by microplate scintillation countingSubstituted 2-arylbenzothiazoles as kinase inhibitors: hit-to-lead optimization. — *Bioorg Med Chem*
CHEMBL1964100FunctionalPUBCHEM_BIOASSAY: Navigating the Kinome. (Class of assay: other) Panel member name: TOPKPubChem BioAssay data set

Cellosaurus cell lines

9 cell lines: 8 cancer cell line, 1 transformed cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B3DHAbcam HEK293T PBK KOTransformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_B8M5Abcam HCT 116 PBK KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_B9PCAbcam A-549 PBK KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_E1DUUbigene U2OS PBK KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_TC34HAP1 PBK (-) 1Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_TC35HAP1 PBK (-) 2Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_XR40HAP1 PBK (-) 3Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_XR41HAP1 PBK (-) 4Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_XR42HAP1 PBK (-) 5Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

The predicted patent-compound landscape for PBK across ~30M SureChEMBL compounds — explore on Sugi Predict.

  • Biomarker drugs (CIViC) (drugs whose response is associated with variants in this gene — CIViC predictive evidence, not targeting): Gefitinib
  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): gastric adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma