NameSerine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf
Synonyms
  • 2.7.11.1
  • BRAF1
  • p94
  • Proto-oncogene B-Raf
  • RAFB1
  • v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1
Gene NameBRAF
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001264|Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf
MAALSGGGGGGAEPGQALFNGDMEPEAGAGAGAAASSAADPAIPEEVWNIKQMIKLTQEH
IEALLDKFGGEHNPPSIYLEAYEEYTSKLDALQQREQQLLESLGNGTDFSVSSSASMDTV
TSSSSSSLSVLPSSLSVFQNPTDVARSNPKSPQKPIVRVFLPNKQRTVVPARCGVTVRDS
LKKALMMRGLIPECCAVYRIQDGEKKPIGWDTDISWLTGEELHVEVLENVPLTTHNFVRK
TFFTLAFCDFCRKLLFQGFRCQTCGYKFHQRCSTEVPLMCVNYDQLDLLFVSKFFEHHPI
PQEEASLAETALTSGSSPSAPASDSIGPQILTSPSPSKSIPIPQPFRPADEDHRNQFGQR
DRSSSAPNVHINTIEPVNIDDLIRDQGFRGDGGSTTGLSATPPASLPGSLTNVKALQKSP
GPQRERKSSSSSEDRNRMKTLGRRDSSDDWEIPDGQITVGQRIGSGSFGTVYKGKWHGDV
AVKMLNVTAPTPQQLQAFKNEVGVLRKTRHVNILLFMGYSTKPQLAIVTQWCEGSSLYHH
LHIIETKFEMIKLIDIARQTAQGMDYLHAKSIIHRDLKSNNIFLHEDLTVKIGDFGLATV
KSRWSGSHQFEQLSGSILWMAPEVIRMQDKNPYSFQSDVYAFGIVLYELMTGQLPYSNIN
NRDQIIFMVGRGYLSPDLSKVRSNCPKAMKRLMAECLKKKRDERPLFPQILASIELLARS
LPKIHRSASEPSLNRAGFQTEDFSLYACASPKTPIQAGGYGAFPVH
Number of residues766
Molecular Weight84436.135
Theoretical pI7.58
GO Classification
Functions
  • protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  • calcium ion binding
  • identical protein binding
  • ATP binding
  • MAP kinase kinase kinase activity
  • protein kinase activity
Processes
  • activation of MAPKK activity
  • negative regulation of synaptic vesicle exocytosis
  • negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process
  • fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of axon regeneration
  • positive regulation of gene expression
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • positive T cell selection
  • protein heterooligomerization
  • MAPK cascade
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • organ morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • visual learning
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • synaptic transmission
  • long-term synaptic potentiation
  • positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
  • axon guidance
  • glucose transport
  • protein phosphorylation
  • epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of stress fiber assembly
  • Ras protein signal transduction
  • innate immune response
  • positive regulation of substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading
  • somatic stem cell population maintenance
  • regulation of cell proliferation
  • establishment of protein localization to membrane
  • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of fibroblast migration
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation
  • response to cAMP
  • positive regulation of axonogenesis
  • cellular response to calcium ion
  • myeloid progenitor cell differentiation
  • positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • head morphogenesis
  • cellular response to drug
Components
  • nucleus
  • plasma membrane
  • cytosol
  • neuron projection
  • cytoplasm
  • cell body
  • mitochondrion
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
General FunctionProtein serine/threonine kinase activity
Specific FunctionProtein kinase involved in the transduction of mitogenic signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. May play a role in the postsynaptic responses of hippocampal neuron. Phosphorylates MAP2K1, and thereby contributes to the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID41387220
UniProtKB IDP15056
UniProtKB Entry NameBRAF_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020477|Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf (BRAF)
ATGGCGGCGCTGAGCGGTGGCGGTGGTGGCGGCGCGGAGCCGGGCCAGGCTCTGTTCAAC
GGGGACATGGAGCCCGAGGCCGGCGCCGGCGCCGGCGCCGCGGCCTCTTCGGCTGCGGAC
CCTGCCATTCCGGAGGAGGTGTGGAATATCAAACAAATGATTAAGTTGACACAGGAACAT
ATAGAGGCCCTATTGGACAAATTTGGTGGGGAGCATAATCCACCATCAATATATCTGGAG
GCCTATGAAGAATACACCAGCAAGCTAGATGCACTCCAACAAAGAGAACAACAGTTATTG
GAATCTCTGGGGAACGGAACTGATTTTTCTGTTTCTAGCTCTGCATCAATGGATACCGTT
ACATCTTCTTCCTCTTCTAGCCTTTCAGTGCTACCTTCATCTCTTTCAGTTTTTCAAAAT
CCCACAGATGTGGCACGGAGCAACCCCAAGTCACCACAAAAACCTATCGTTAGAGTCTTC
CTGCCCAACAAACAGAGGACAGTGGTACCTGCAAGGTGTGGAGTTACAGTCCGAGACAGT
CTAAAGAAAGCACTGATGATGAGAGGTCTAATCCCAGAGTGCTGTGCTGTTTACAGAATT
CAGGATGGAGAGAAGAAACCAATTGGTTGGGACACTGATATTTCCTGGCTTACTGGAGAA
GAATTGCATGTGGAAGTGTTGGAGAATGTTCCACTTACAACACACAACTTTGTACGAAAA
ACGTTTTTCACCTTAGCATTTTGTGACTTTTGTCGAAAGCTGCTTTTCCAGGGTTTCCGC
TGTCAAACATGTGGTTATAAATTTCACCAGCGTTGTAGTACAGAAGTTCCACTGATGTGT
GTTAATTATGACCAACTTGATTTGCTGTTTGTCTCCAAGTTCTTTGAACACCACCCAATA
CCACAGGAAGAGGCGTCCTTAGCAGAGACTGCCCTAACATCTGGATCATCCCCTTCCGCA
CCCGCCTCGGACTCTATTGGGCCCCAAATTCTCACCAGTCCGTCTCCTTCAAAATCCATT
CCAATTCCACAGCCCTTCCGACCAGCAGATGAAGATCATCGAAATCAATTTGGGCAACGA
GACCGATCCTCATCAGCTCCCAATGTGCATATAAACACAATAGAACCTGTCAATATTGAT
GACTTGATTAGAGACCAAGGATTTCGTGGTGATGGAGGATCAACCACAGGTTTGTCTGCT
ACCCCCCCTGCCTCATTACCTGGCTCACTAACTAACGTGAAAGCCTTACAGAAATCTCCA
GGACCTCAGCGAGAAAGGAAGTCATCTTCATCCTCAGAAGACAGGAATCGAATGAAAACA
CTTGGTAGACGGGACTCGAGTGATGATTGGGAGATTCCTGATGGGCAGATTACAGTGGGA
CAAAGAATTGGATCTGGATCATTTGGAACAGTCTACAAGGGAAAGTGGCATGGTGATGTG
GCAGTGAAAATGTTGAATGTGACAGCACCTACACCTCAGCAGTTACAAGCCTTCAAAAAT
GAAGTAGGAGTACTCAGGAAAACACGACATGTGAATATCCTACTCTTCATGGGCTATTCC
ACAAAGCCACAACTGGCTATTGTTACCCAGTGGTGTGAGGGCTCCAGCTTGTATCACCAT
CTCCATATCATTGAGACCAAATTTGAGATGATCAAACTTATAGATATTGCACGACAGACT
GCACAGGGCATGGATTACTTACACGCCAAGTCAATCATCCACAGAGACCTCAAGAGTAAT
AATATATTTCTTCATGAAGACCTCACAGTAAAAATAGGTGATTTTGGTCTAGCTACAGTG
AAATCTCGATGGAGTGGGTCCCATCAGTTTGAACAGTTGTCTGGATCCATTTTGTGGATG
GCACCAGAAGTCATCAGAATGCAAGATAAAAATCCATACAGCTTTCAGTCAGATGTATAT
GCATTTGGAATTGTTCTGTATGAATTGATGACTGGACAGTTACCTTATTCAAACATCAAC
AACAGGGACCAGATAATTTTTATGGTGGGACGAGGATACCTGTCTCCAGATCTCAGTAAG
GTACGGAGTAACTGTCCAAAAGCCATGAAGAGATTAATGGCAGAGTGCCTCAAAAAGAAA
AGAGATGAGAGACCACTCTTTCCCCAAATTCTCGCCTCTATTGAGCTGCTGGCCCGCTCA
TTGCCAAAAATTCACCGCAGTGCATCAGAACCCTCCTTGAATCGGGCTGGTTTCCAAACA
GAGGATTTTAGTCTATATGCTTGTGCTTCTCCAAAAACACCCATCCAGGCAGGGGGATAT
GGTGCGTTTCCTGTCCACTGA
GenBank Gene IDM95712
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDBRAF
HGNC IDHGNC:1097
Chromosome Location7
Locus7q34
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