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PLK1: Regions, Cell cycle regulation & Role in tumorigenesis

Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1, also known as polo-like kinase 1 (PLK-1) or serine/threonine-protein kinase 13 (STPK13), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PLK1 (polo-like kinase 1) gene.

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PLK1 topic overview

The analysis highlights Regions, Cell cycle regulation and Role in tumorigenesis as prominent areas in the source structure around PLK1.

Related topics
68
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
75
Extracted relationships
193
Concept neighborhoods
25
Bridge connections
75

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Cell cycle regulation · 18 topics
Role in tumorigenesis · 17 topics
Interactions · 10 topics
Clinical significance · 9 topics
Structure · 6 topics
Localization · 5 topics
Overview · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

2.7.11.21
Aliases
PLK1, PLK, STPK13, polo like kinase 1
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1Q4K, 1Q4O, 1UMW, 2OJX, 2OU7, 2OWB, 2RKU, 2V5Q, 2YAC, 3BZI, 3C5L, 3FVH, 3HIH, 3HIK, 3KB7, 3P2W, 3P2Z, 3P34,…
Band
16p12.2 · 7 F2|7 65.52 cM
Bgee
ventricular zone · gonad · ganglionic eminence · mucosa of transverse colon · left testis
BioGPS
More reference expression data

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Structure

Localization

Cell cycle regulation

Role in tumorigenesis

Clinical significance

Interactions

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How PLK1 connects Entity context

The extracted context around PLK1 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PLK1 → anaphase-promoting complex binding, anaphase-promoting complex-dependent catabolic process, ATP binding, cell cycle, cell division, cell population proliferation, centriolar satellite, centriole, centrosome, centrosome cycle, chromatin, chromosome, chromosome, centromeric region, ciliary basal body-plasma membrane docking, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cytosol, establishment of mitotic spindle orientation, establishment of protein localization, female meiosis chromosome segregation Another extracted example is PLK1 → abdominal wall, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, gonad, left testis, mucosa of transverse colon, otic placode, otic vesicle, primitive streak, rectum, right testis, secondary oocyte, spermatid, stromal cell of endometrium, tail of embryo, testicle, ventricular zone, yolk sac, zygote. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

PLK1

Top relations

Gene ontology · 81
PLK1 → anaphase-promoting complex binding, anaphase-promoting complex-dependent catabolic process, ATP binding, cell cycle, cell division, cell population proliferation, centriolar satellite, centriole, centrosome, centrosome cycle, chromatin, chromosome, chromosome, centromeric region, ciliary basal body-plasma membrane docking, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cytosol, establishment of mitotic spindle orientation, establishment of protein localization, female meiosis chromosome segregation
Bgee · 19
PLK1 → abdominal wall, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, gonad, left testis, mucosa of transverse colon, otic placode, otic vesicle, primitive streak, rectum, right testis, secondary oocyte, spermatid, stromal cell of endometrium, tail of embryo, testicle, ventricular zone, yolk sac, zygote
RNA expression pattern · 19
PLK1 → abdominal wall, epiblast, ganglionic eminence, gonad, left testis, mucosa of transverse colon, otic placode, otic vesicle, primitive streak, rectum, right testis, secondary oocyte, spermatid, stromal cell of endometrium, tail of embryo, testicle, ventricular zone, yolk sac, zygote
related to Cell cycle regulation · 16
PLK1 → Abnormal, APC, Asp, CHO1/MKLP1, Drosophila, E3, Fizzy-Cdc20, G2/early, G2/M, M-phase, PAR, Plk, Polo, Studies, The, The APC
related to Interactions · 9
PLK1 → CHEK2, NUDC, PIN1, PSMA3, PSMA5, PSMA6, PSMA7, PSMB3, Vimentin
related to Role in tumorigenesis · 7
PLK1 → Abnormal, Aneuploidy, Centrosome, NIH3T3, Oncogenic, Supporting, These
related to Clinical significance · 5
PLK1 → K-RAS, Many, RNA, These, When PLK1
related to Meiosis · 4
PLK1 → Based, CDC5, In CDC5, Mam1
related to Structure · 4
PLK1 → C-terminus, In, Kinase, N-terminus
related to Localization · 3
PLK1 → During, GFP-PLK1, In

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

kinase chromosome centrosome cell bp gene human also chr band meiosis protein tumor 16 spindle segregation overexpression cycle cells mouse

PLK1 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 193 structured relationships around PLK1. Examples in this analysis include PLK1 → 2.7.11.21 → ↗ and PLK1 → Aliases → PLK1, PLK, STPK13, polo like kinase 1. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PLK12.7.11.211.00infobox
PLK1AliasesPLK1, PLK, STPK13, polo like kinase 11.00infobox
PLK1Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1Q4K, 1Q4O, 1UMW, 2OJX, 2OU7, 2OWB, 2RKU, 2V5Q, 2YAC, 3BZI, 3C5L, 3FVH, 3HIH, 3HIK, 3KB7, 3P2W, 3P2Z, 3P34,…1.00infobox
PLK1Band16p12.21.00infobox
PLK1Band7 F2|7 65.52 cM1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeegonad1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeganglionic eminence1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeemucosa of transverse colon1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeleft testis1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeright testis1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeestromal cell of endometrium1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeerectum1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeetesticle1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeetail of embryo1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeepiblast1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeotic vesicle1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeezygote1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeotic placode1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeespermatid1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeyolk sac1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeabdominal wall1.00infobox
PLK1Bgeeprimitive streak1.00infobox
PLK1BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
PLK1Chr.Chromosome 16 (human)1.00infobox
PLK1Chr.Chromosome 7 (mouse)1.00infobox
PLK1DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
PLK1End23,690,367 bp1.00infobox
PLK1End121,769,096 bp1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around PLK1 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cell, Tumor and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • PLK1
    • Cell
    • Tumor
    • Also
    • Centrosome
    • Expression
    • Overexpression
    • Cells
    • Gene
    • Function
    • G2
    • Phosphorylation
    • Complex
  • plk1
    • Cell
    • Tumor
    • Also
    • Centrosome
    • Expression
    • Overexpression
    • Cells
    • Gene
    • Function
    • G2
    • Phosphorylation
    • Complex
  • polo-like kinase
    • Activity
    • Localization
    • Polo
    • Gene
    • Enzyme
    • Regulation
    • Serine
    • Stpk13
    • Cell
    • Cohesion
    • Location
    • Cycle
  • gene
    • Location
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Human
    • Regulation
    • Serine
    • Stpk13
    • Chromosome
    • Kinase
    • Activity
    • Localization
    • Mouse
  • kinase
    • Activity
    • Localization
    • Polo
    • Gene
    • Enzyme
    • Regulation
    • Serine
    • Stpk13
    • Cell
    • Cohesion
    • Location
    • Cycle
  • subcellular localization
    • Activity
    • Regulation
    • Location
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Human
    • Meiosis
    • Chromosome
    • Kinetochore
    • Serine
    • Stpk13
    • Cohesion
  • mitotic spindle
    • Cohesion
    • Protein
    • G2
    • Mitotic
    • Region
    • Spindle
    • Regulation
    • Serine
    • Centrosome
    • Function
    • Kinase
    • Mouse
  • spindle poles
    • Protein
    • G2
    • Mitotic
    • Region
    • Centrosome
    • Kinase
    • Kinetochore
    • Regulation
    • Serine
    • Activity
    • Cohesion
    • Function

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For PLK1, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PLK1 with Cell cycle regulation. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PLK1Cell cycle regulation · splits 57 ⟂ 19
PLK1Role in tumorigenesis · splits 58 ⟂ 18
PLK1Interactions · splits 65 ⟂ 11
PLK1Clinical significance · splits 66 ⟂ 10
PLK1Structure · splits 69 ⟂ 7
PLK1Localization · splits 70 ⟂ 6
PLK1Overview · splits 72 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

PLK1

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples193
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around PLK1 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Regions, Cell cycle regulation & Role in tumorigenesis, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — PLK1 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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