TESK1
testis associated actin remodelling kinase 1

This gene product is a serine/threonine protein kinase that contains an N-terminal protein kinase domain and a C-terminal proline-rich domain. Its protein kinase domain is most closely related to those of the LIM motif-containing protein kinases (LIMKs). The encoded protein can phosphorylate myelin basic protein and histone in vitro. The testicular germ cell-specific expression and developmental pattern of expression of the mouse gene suggests that this gene plays an important role at and after the meiotic phase of spermatogenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]

Developmental clusters: GC6
Biological processes 45 terms
ATP binding (GO:0005524)actin cytoskeleton organization (GO:0030036)centrosome (GO:0005813)centrosome (GO:0005813)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410)cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410)cytosol (GO:0005829)establishment of vesicle localization (GO:0051650)lamellipodium (GO:0030027)negative regulation of cilium assembly (GO:1902018)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, no-go decay (GO:0070966)nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, no-go decay (GO:0070966)nucleus (GO:0005634)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)podocyte cell migration (GO:0090521)podocyte cell migration (GO:0090521)positive regulation of protein localization to nucleus (GO:1900182)positive regulation of stress fiber assembly (GO:0051496)positive regulation of stress fiber assembly (GO:0051496)positive regulation of stress fiber assembly (GO:0051496)positive regulation of stress fiber assembly (GO:0051496)positive regulation of substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading (GO:1900026)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein kinase binding (GO:0019901)protein serine kinase activity (GO:0106310)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity (GO:0030291)protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity (GO:0030291)protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity (GO:0004712)protein tyrosine kinase activity (GO:0004713)regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization (GO:0032956)regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization (GO:0032956)regulation of protein localization (GO:0032880)regulation of protein localization (GO:0032880)spermatogenesis (GO:0007283)spermatogenesis (GO:0007283)
Expression (TPM)
TESK1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating TESK1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for TESK1. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = TESK1 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to TESK1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of TESK1, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr9:35,102,684–35,103,800 502.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 886
chr9:35,406,111–35,407,050 198.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 145
chr9:35,424,217–35,425,184 180.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 171
chr9:35,489,223–35,490,919 115.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 918
chr9:35,603,584–35,606,173 1.1 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 918
chr9:35,611,354–35,611,527 6.1 kb Proximal (<10kb) 103
chr9:35,645,821–35,647,298 40.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 734
chr9:35,657,275–35,659,114 52.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1156
chr9:35,664,903–35,665,580 60.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 814
chr9:35,675,371–35,676,451 70.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 223
chr9:35,689,224–35,691,525 85.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 541
chr9:35,731,682–35,733,531 127.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 920
chr9:35,748,884–35,750,005 144.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 667
chr9:35,756,620–35,757,642 151.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 810
chr9:35,790,361–35,791,220 185.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 282
chr9:35,811,906–35,812,486 206.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 610
chr9:35,814,402–35,815,681 210.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 896
chr9:35,828,657–35,829,781 224.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 419

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the TESK1 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr9:35,092,684 – 35,839,781
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq