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Gene Symbol STK11
Synonyms hLKB1 | LKB1 | PJS
Gene Description STK11, serine/threonine kinase 11, is a tumor suppressor (PMID: 30562755) involved in cell metabolism, growth, polarity, and tumor suppression through the regulation of AMPK family members (PMID: 26398719). STK11 germline mutations are common in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and somatic STK11 mutations have been identified in melanoma, lung, pancreatic, cervical, and endometrial cancers (PMID: 26877140, PMID: 29191602) and are often associated with resistance to immune checkpoint blockcade (PMID: 30626603).
NCBI Gene ID Chromosome Map Location Canonical Transcript Gene Role
6794 19 19p13.3 NM_000455 Tumor suppressor (PMID: 30606230)
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