Casein kinase I isoform epsilon is an

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that in humans is encoded by the ''CSNK1E''

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Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a

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and a member of the casein kinase I protein family, whose members have been implicated in the control of

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ic and

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processes, including

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and

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. The encoded protein is found in the cytoplasm as a monomer and can

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a variety of proteins, including itself. This protein has been shown to phosphorylate proteins of the Period family of

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proteins. A

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of this mammalian protein can be found in

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. Known as doubletime, this protein also plays a role in the phosphorylation of proteins involved in circadian rhythms. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.

Interactions

CSNK1E has been shown to

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with

PER1 The PER1 gene encodes the period circadian protein homolog 1 protein in humans. Function The PER1 protein is important to the maintenance of circadian rhythms in cells, and may also play a role in the development of cancer. This gene is a mem ...

and

AXIN1 Axin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''AXIN1'' gene. Function This gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein which contains a regulation of G-protein signaling (RGS) domain and a dishevelled and axin (DIX) domain. The encoded prote ...

Inhibitors

;Selective *

PF-4800567 PF-4800567 is a drug developed by Pfizer which acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme Casein kinase 1 epsilon (CK1-ε), and has mainly been used in the study of the casein kinase 1 enzymes in the regulation of circadian rhythm, as well as ...

;Non-selective * PF-670462 (also inhibits CK1-δ)

References

External links

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PDBe-KB
provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Casein kinase I isoform epsilon (CSNK1E) Enzymes Genes Human proteins {{gene-22-stub

Function

Interactions

Inhibitors

See also

References

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