Aurora Kinase A

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Aurora kinase A (403 aa, ~46 kDa) is encoded by the human AURKA gene. This protein is involved in mediating microtubular structure and facilitating chromosome segregation during mitosis and meiosis.

**Synonyms:** - ARK-1 - AURKA - Aurora 2 - Aurora A - Aurora A Kinase - Aurora Kinase A Protein - Aurora-A - Aurora-Related Kinase 1 - Aurora/IPL1-Like Kinase - Aurora/IPL1-Related Kinase 1 - Breast Tumor-Amplified Kinase - Breast-Tumor-Amplified Kinase - IPL1-Related Kinase - Protein Phosphatase 1, Regulatory Subunit 47 - STK15 - STK6 - Serine/Threonine Kinase 15 - Serine/Threonine Kinase 6 - Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase 15 - Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase 15 - Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase 6 - Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase Aurora-A - hARK1