Post Translational Modifications | Phosphorylated during M and G1 phases. Also autophosphorylated. Phosphorylation at Ser-642 by BRSK1 and BRSK2 in post-mitotic neurons, leads to down-regulate WEE1 activity in polarized neurons. Phosphorylated at Ser-53 and Ser-123 by PLK1 and CDK1, respectively, generating an signal for degradation that can be recognized by the SCF(BTRC) complex, leading to its ubiquitination and degradation at the onset of G2/M phase. Dephosphorylated at Thr-239 by CTDP1. Dephosphorylated at Ser-53 and Ser-123 by the serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A preventing its ubiquitin-mediated degradation. Ubiquitinated and degraded at the onset of G2/M phase. |
Function | Acts as a negative regulator of entry into mitosis (G2 to M transition) by protecting the nucleus from cytoplasmically activated cyclin B1-complexed CDK1 before the onset of mitosis by mediating phosphorylation of CDK1 on 'Tyr-15'. Specifically phosphorylates and inactivates cyclin B1-complexed CDK1 reaching a maximum during G2 phase and a minimum as cells enter M phase. Phosphorylation of cyclin B1-CDK1 occurs exclusively on 'Tyr-15' and phosphorylation of monomeric CDK1 does not occur. Its activity increases during S and G2 phases and decreases at M phase when it is hyperphosphorylated. A correlated decrease in protein level occurs at M/G1 phase, probably due to its degradation. |
Protein Name | Wee1-Like Protein KinaseWee1huWee1a Kinase |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-156711Reactome: R-HSA-69202Reactome: R-HSA-69273Reactome: R-HSA-69478Reactome: R-HSA-69656Reactome: R-HSA-75035Reactome: R-HSA-983231 |
Cellular Localisation | Nucleus |
Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Wee1-Like Protein Kinase antibodyAnti-Wee1hu antibodyAnti-Wee1a Kinase antibodyAnti-WEE1 antibody |
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