Aurora Kinases

**Definition:** A family of highly conserved serine-threonine kinases that are involved in the regulation of MITOSIS. They are involved in many aspects of cell division, including centrosome duplication, SPINDLE APPARATUS formation, chromosome alignment, attachment to the spindle, checkpoint activation, and CYTOKINESIS.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.103 - D12.776.167.049 - D12.776.476.563.103

**Synonyms:** - Aurora Kinase