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==Crystal structure of MELK in complex with an inhibitor==
<StructureSection load='5mai' size='340' side='right'caption='[[5mai]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.15&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5mai]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5MAI OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5MAI FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.15&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=5U5:3-[(3~{Z})-3-[[[4-[(DIMETHYLAMINO)METHYL]PHENYL]AMINO]-PHENYL-METHYLIDENE]-2-OXIDANYLIDENE-1~{H}-INDOL-6-YL]-~{N}-ETHYL-PROP-2-YNAMIDE'>5U5</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=DMS:DIMETHYL+SULFOXIDE'>DMS</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5mai FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5mai OCA], [https://pdbe.org/5mai PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5mai RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5mai PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5mai ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/MELK_HUMAN MELK_HUMAN] Note=Defects in MELK are associated with some cancers, such as brain or breast cancers. Expression is dramatically increased in aggressive undifferentiated tumors, correlating with poor patient outcome in breast and brain cancers, suggesting a role in tumor-initiating cells and proliferation via its function in cell proliferation regulation.
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/MELK_HUMAN MELK_HUMAN] Serine/threonine-protein kinase involved in various processes such as cell cycle regulation, self-renewal of stem cells, apoptosis and splicing regulation. Has a broad substrate specificity; phosphorylates BCL2L14, CDC25B, MAP3K5/ASK1 and ZNF622. Acts as an activator of apoptosis by phosphorylating and activating MAP3K5/ASK1. Acts as a regulator of cell cycle, notably by mediating phosphorylation of CDC25B, promoting localization of CDC25B to the centrosome and the spindle poles during mitosis. Plays a key role in cell proliferation and carcinogenesis. Required for proliferation of embryonic and postnatal multipotent neural progenitors. Phosphorylates and inhibits BCL2L14, possibly leading to affect mammary carcinogenesis by mediating inhibition of the pro-apoptotic function of BCL2L14. Also involved in the inhibition of spliceosome assembly during mitosis by phosphorylating ZNF622, thereby contributing to its redirection to the nucleus. May also play a role in primitive hematopoiesis.<ref>PMID:11802789</ref> <ref>PMID:12400006</ref> <ref>PMID:14699119</ref> <ref>PMID:15908796</ref> <ref>PMID:16216881</ref> <ref>PMID:17280616</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Kinase inhibitors are important cancer therapeutics. Polypharmacology is commonly observed, requiring thorough target deconvolution to understand drug mechanism of action. Using chemical proteomics, we analyzed the target spectrum of 243 clinically evaluated kinase drugs. The data revealed previously unknown targets for established drugs, offered a perspective on the "druggable" kinome, highlighted (non)kinase off-targets, and suggested potential therapeutic applications. Integration of phosphoproteomic data refined drug-affected pathways, identified response markers, and strengthened rationale for combination treatments. We exemplify translational value by discovering SIK2 (salt-inducible kinase 2) inhibitors that modulate cytokine production in primary cells, by identifying drugs against the lung cancer survival marker MELK (maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase), and by repurposing cabozantinib to treat FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia. This resource, available via the ProteomicsDB database, should facilitate basic, clinical, and drug discovery research and aid clinical decision-making.

The target landscape of clinical kinase drugs.,Klaeger S, Heinzlmeir S, Wilhelm M, Polzer H, Vick B, Koenig PA, Reinecke M, Ruprecht B, Petzoldt S, Meng C, Zecha J, Reiter K, Qiao H, Helm D, Koch H, Schoof M, Canevari G, Casale E, Depaolini SR, Feuchtinger A, Wu Z, Schmidt T, Rueckert L, Becker W, Huenges J, Garz AK, Gohlke BO, Zolg DP, Kayser G, Vooder T, Preissner R, Hahne H, Tonisson N, Kramer K, Gotze K, Bassermann F, Schlegl J, Ehrlich HC, Aiche S, Walch A, Greif PA, Schneider S, Felder ER, Ruland J, Medard G, Jeremias I, Spiekermann K, Kuster B Science. 2017 Dec 1;358(6367). pii: 358/6367/eaan4368. doi:, 10.1126/science.aan4368. PMID:29191878<ref>PMID:29191878</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Canevari G]]
[[Category: Casale E]]
[[Category: Felder E]]
[[Category: Heinzlmeir S]]
[[Category: Kuster B]]
[[Category: Re Depaolini S]]