Gene
- Public Gene Name
- hpk-1
- Sequence Name
- F20B6.8
- WB ID
- WBGene00001994
- Description
- hpk-1 encodes a predicted dual-specificity protein kinase with distant homology to the vertebrate protein kinase DYRK1A and the Drosophila homolog mini-brain; increased expression of DYRK1A is implicated in the neuropathology of trisomy 21/Down syndrome; RNA interference of hpk-1 does not result in any detectable phenotype; the HPK-1::GFP fusion protein is localized to the nucleus and is expressed in cleavage stage embryos.
