Q9UQB9: Aurora kinase C (AURKC)

Aurora kinase C (AURKC) is a 309-residue protein from Homo sapiens. This is its AlphaFold structure prediction, created 1 Aug 2025. UniProt accession: Q9UQB9.

Gene
AURKC
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
309 residues
Mean pLDDT
84.0
Model
AF-Q9UQB9-F1 v6
Model created
1 Aug 2025
PDB structures
3

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Model confidence (pLDDT)

The mean pLDDT of this model is 84.0 (confident overall). pLDDT is AlphaFold's per-residue confidence score from 0 to 100. In MolViewer, choose the B-factor color scheme to color the model by pLDDT, because AlphaFold stores it in the B-factor column.

pLDDT bandMeaningShare of residues
Above 90Very high: backbone and side chains are usually accurate69%
70 to 90Confident: backbone generally right12%
50 to 70Low: treat with caution5%
Below 50Very low: often disordered regions14%

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Function

Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Also plays a role in meiosis and more particularly in spermatogenesis. Has redundant cellular functions with AURKB and can rescue an AURKB knockdown. Like AURKB, AURKC phosphorylates histone H3 at 'Ser-10' and 'Ser-28'. AURKC phosphorylates the CPC complex subunits BIRC5/survivin and INCENP leading to increased AURKC activity. Phosphorylates TACC1, another…

Subunit structure

Component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) composed of at least BIRC5/survivin, CDCA8/borealin, INCENP, AURKB or AURKC; predominantly independent AURKB- and AURKC-containing complexes exist; in the complex interacts directly with BIRC5/survivin and INCENP. Interacts with TACC1

Subcellular location

Nucleus, Chromosome, Chromosome, centromere, Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle

Disease associations

Experimental structures in the PDB

Compare the prediction with experimentally determined structures of the same protein:

PDB IDMethodResolutionChains and residues
6GR8X-ray1.75 ÅA=36-305
6GR9X-ray2.25 ÅA=36-305
9ESAX-ray2.8 ÅAAA/BBB=13-309

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