The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen CDC42 Binding Protein Kinase alpha (DMPK-Like) across different species:

CDC42 binding protein kinase alpha (Cdc42bpa), CDC42 binding protein kinase alpha (DMPK-like) (CDC42BPA), CDC42-binding protein kinase alpha (CDC42BPA), CDC42 binding protein kinase alpha (DMPK-like) (cdc42bpa)

Other aliases include:

DMPK-like, MGC189823, A930014J19Rik, CDC42BPA, MRCK, MRCKA, PK428, FLJ23347, KIAA0451, DKFZp686L1738, DKFZp686P1738, Mrck, Pk428

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen CDC42 Binding Protein Kinase alpha (DMPK-Like):

serine/threonine-protein kinase MRCK alpha – OTTMUSP00000024352 – OTTMUSP00000024383 – OTTMUSP00000024384 – OTTMUSP00000024385 – OTTMUSP00000024387 – CDC42-binding protein kinase alpha – myotonic dystrophy kinase-related CDC-42-binding kinase-alpha – CDC42 binding protein kinase alpha (DMPK-like) – CDC42 binding protein kinase alpha-like – serine/threonine-protein kinase MRCK alpha-like – ser-thr protein kinase PK428 – CDC42 binidng protein kinase beta – CDC42-binding protein kinase alpha (DMPK-like) – myotonic dystrophy kinase-related CDC42-binding protein kinase alpha – ser-thr protein kinase related to the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase – mytonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-binding kinase – Ser-Thr protein kinase related to the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase

CDC42 Binding Protein Kinase alpha (DMPK-Like) fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – identical protein binding – kinase activity – magnesium ion binding – metal ion binding – nucleotide binding – protein kinase activity – protein serine/threonine kinase activity – small GTPase regulator activity – transferase activity – binding – diacylglycerol binding – zinc ion binding

CDC42 Binding Protein Kinase alpha (DMPK-Like) is relevant to the following processes:

actin cytoskeleton reorganization – cytoskeleton organization – intracellular signaling pathway – microtubule cytoskeleton organization – nuclear migration – protein amino acid phosphorylation – regulation of small GTPase mediated signal transduction – intracellular signaling cascade

Locations for CDC42 Binding Protein Kinase alpha (DMPK-Like):

cell leading edge – cell-cell junction – cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology