PLK2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human PLK2 wild-type allele is located within 5q12.1-q13.2 and is approximately 6 kb in length. This allele, which encodes serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK2 protein, plays a role in cell cycle regulation. PLK2 gene expression is transcriptionally down-regulated in B-cell neoplasms.

**Synonyms:** - Polo-Like Kinase 2 (Drosophila) wt Allele - SNK - SNK Gene