The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen LIM Domain Kinase 1 across different species:

LIM domain kinase 1 (LIMK1), LIM-domain containing, protein kinase (Limk1), LIM domain kinase 1 (Limk1), xlimk1 protein (limk1), LIM domain kinase 1 (limk1), LIM domain kinase 1 (CpipJ_CPIJ000717), LIM-kinase1 (LIMK1)

Other aliases include:

LIMK, limk1, xlimk1, LIMK1, MGC146234, GB16654, DKFZp459P0831

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen LIM Domain Kinase 1:

LIM domain kinase 1 – LIM motif-containing protein kinase – KIZ-1 – LIMK-1 – OTTMUSP00000032203 – OTTMUSP00000032204 – LIM motif-containing protein kinase 1 – LIM-domain containing protein kinase 1 – LIM-domain containing, protein kinase 1 – LIM-kinase1

LIM Domain Kinase 1 fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – metal ion binding – nucleotide binding – protein binding – protein heterodimerization activity – protein serine/threonine kinase activity – transferase activity – zinc ion binding – kinase activity – protein kinase activity – heat shock protein binding – protein tyrosine kinase activity

LIM Domain Kinase 1 is relevant to the following processes:

Rho protein signal transduction – actin cytoskeleton organization – nervous system development – positive regulation of axon extension – protein amino acid phosphorylation – signal transduction – negative regulation of ubiquitin-protein ligase activity – positive regulation of actin filament bundle assembly

Locations for LIM Domain Kinase 1:

cytoplasm – focal adhesion – nucleus – cell projection – neuron projection – growth cone

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology