Anti-Vaccinia-related kinase 2 / VRK2

0.5mg/ml if reconstituted with 0.2ml sterile DI water. Serine/threonine-protein kinase VRK2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the VRK2 gene. This gene encodes a member of the vaccinia-related kinase (VRK) family of serine/threonine protein kinases. The encoded protein acts as an effector of signaling pathways that regulate apoptosis and tumor cell growth. Variants in this gene have been associated with schizophrenia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that differ in their subcellular localization and biological activity. Protein function: Serine/threonine kinase that regulates several signal transduction pathways (PubMed:16704422, PubMed:14645249, PubMed:16495336, PubMed:17709393, PubMed:18617507, PubMed:18286207, PubMed:20679487). Isoform 1 modulates the stress response to hypoxia and cytokines, such as interleukin-1 beta (IL1B) and this is dependent on its interaction with MAPK8IP1, which assembles mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) complexes (PubMed:17709393). Inhibition of signal transmission mediated by the assembly of MAPK8IP1-MAPK complexes reduces JNK phosphorylation and JUN-dependent transcription (PubMed:18286207). Phosphorylates 'Thr-18' of p53/TP53, histone H3, and may also phosphorylate MAPK8IP1 (PubMed:16704422). Phosphorylates BANF1 and disrupts its ability to bind DNA and reduces its binding to LEM domain-containing proteins (PubMed:16495336). Down-regulates the transactivation of transcription induced by ERBB2, HRAS, BRAF, and MEK1 (PubMed:20679487). Blocks the phosphorylation of ERK in response to ERBB2 and HRAS (PubMed:20679487). Can also phosphorylate the following substrates that are commonly used to establish in vitro kinase activity: casein, MBP and histone H2B, but it is not sure that this is physiologically relevant (PubMed:14645249). [The UniProt Consortium]