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Structural highlights

Disease

[CDK12_HUMAN] Chromosomal aberrations involving CDK12 may be a cause gastric cancer. Deletions within 17q12 region producing fusion transcripts with ERBB2, leading to CDK12-ERBB2 fusion leading to trunctated CDK12 protein not in-frame with ERBB2.

Function

[CCNK_HUMAN] May play a role in transcriptional regulation. In vitro, is associated with a kinase activity toward both RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain and CDK2 (CAK).^[1] [CDK12_HUMAN] Cyclin-dependent kinase which displays CTD kinase activity and is required for RNA splicing. Has CTD kinase activity by hyperphosphorylating the C-terminal heptapeptide repeat domain (CTD) of the largest RNA polymerase II subunit RPB1, thereby acting as a key regulator of transcription elongation. Required for RNA splicing, possibly by phosphorylating SRSF1/SF2. Involved in regulation of MAP kinase activity, possibly leading to affect the response to estrogn inhibitors.^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. ↑ Fu TJ, Peng J, Lee G, Price DH, Flores O. Cyclin K functions as a CDK9 regulatory subunit and participates in RNA polymerase II transcription. J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 3;274(49):34527-30. PMID:10574912
2. ↑ Ko TK, Kelly E, Pines J. CrkRS: a novel conserved Cdc2-related protein kinase that colocalises with SC35 speckles. J Cell Sci. 2001 Jul;114(Pt 14):2591-603. PMID:11683387
3. ↑ Iorns E, Martens-de Kemp SR, Lord CJ, Ashworth A. CRK7 modifies the MAPK pathway and influences the response to endocrine therapy. Carcinogenesis. 2009 Oct;30(10):1696-701. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgp187. Epub 2009, Aug 3. PMID:19651820 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgp187
4. ↑ Bartkowiak B, Liu P, Phatnani HP, Fuda NJ, Cooper JJ, Price DH, Adelman K, Lis JT, Greenleaf AL. CDK12 is a transcription elongation-associated CTD kinase, the metazoan ortholog of yeast Ctk1. Genes Dev. 2010 Oct 15;24(20):2303-16. doi: 10.1101/gad.1968210. PMID:20952539 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1968210