This gene encodes a member of the protein kinase superfamily and the doublecortin family. The protein encoded by this gene contains two N-terminal doublecortin domains, which bind microtubules and regulate microtubule polymerization, a C-terminal serine/threonine protein kinase domain, which shows s
ubstantial homology to Ca2+/calmoduline-dependent protein kinase, and a serine/proline-rich domain in between the doublecortin and the protein kinase domains, which mediates multiple protein-protein interactions. The microtubule-polymerizing activity of the encoded protein is independent of its protein kinase activity. This gene and the DCX gene, another family member, share function in the establishment of hippocampal organization and their absence results in a severe epileptic phenotype and lethality, as described in human patients with lissencephaly. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]
This gene encodes a member of the protein kinase superfamily and the doublecortin family. Differently from the other two closely related family members (DCLK1 and DCLK2), the protein encoded by this gene contains only one N-terminal doublecortin domain and is un
able to bind microtubules and to regulate microtubule polymerization. The protein contains a C-terminal serine/threonine protein kinase domain, which shows substantial homology to Ca2+/calmoduline-dependent protein kinase, and a serine/proline-rich domain in between the doublecortin and the protein kinase domains, which mediates multiple protein-protein interactions. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]