Polo like kinase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21114035
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Summary

Polo like kinase 2 is a protein[1]. It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Protein kinase-like domain superfamily[3], POLO box domain superfamily[4], First polo-box domain, protein family[5], POLO box domain, protein family[6], Protein kinase domain, protein family[7], Second polo-box domain, protein family[8], Protein kinase, ATP binding site, protein family[9], Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site, protein family[10]
  • Has part(s): Second polo-box domain[11], protein kinase, ATP binding site[12], protein kinase domain[13], serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site[14], POLO box domain[15], First polo-box domain[16]
  • Molecular function: transferase activity[17], nucleotide binding[18], protein kinase activity[19], protein-containing complex binding[20], signal transducer activity[21], ATP-dependent protein binding[22], kinase activity[23], protein binding[24], ATP binding[25], protein serine/threonine kinase activity[26]
  • Cell component: cytoplasm[27], centrosome[28], cell projection[29], intracellular anatomical structure[30], dendrite[31], centriole[32], chromatin[33], cytoskeleton[34], cytosol[35]
  • Biological process: positive regulation of protein catabolic process[36], positive regulation of autophagy[37], phosphorylation[38], mitotic cell cycle checkpoint signaling[39], G1 phase[40], mitotic spindle organization[41], Rap protein signal transduction[42], regulation of centriole replication[43], negative regulation of apoptotic process[44], memory[45], regulation of synaptic plasticity[46], protein phosphorylation[47], peptidyl-serine phosphorylation[48], long-term depression[49]
  • Encoded by: PLK2[50]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[51]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Large-scale identification and characterization of human genes that activate NF-kappaB and MAPK signaling pathways. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Polo-like kinase 2 regulates selective autophagic α-synuclein clearance and suppresses its toxicity in vivo. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . PLK2 phosphorylation is critical for CPAP function in procentriole formation during the centrosome cycle. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Polo-like kinase-2 is required for centriole duplication in mammalian cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Polo-like kinase 2 regulates selective autophagic α-synuclein clearance and suppresses its toxicity in vivo. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Polo-like kinase 2 regulates selective autophagic α-synuclein clearance and suppresses its toxicity in vivo. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Polo-like kinase-2 is required for centriole duplication in mammalian cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Plk2 regulated centriole duplication is dependent on its localization to the centrioles and a functional polo-box domain. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Polo-like kinase-2 is required for centriole duplication in mammalian cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Polo-like kinase 2 regulates selective autophagic α-synuclein clearance and suppresses its toxicity in vivo. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → PLK2
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function → transferase activity, nucleotide binding, protein kinase activity +7
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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