STK39

Gene

serine/threonine kinase 39

HGNCHGNC:17717 EnsemblENSG00000198648 NCBI Gene27347

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2q24.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asDCHT · SPAK

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Alias symbolsDCHT, SPAK

Previous namesserine threonine kinase 39

Alias namesSTE20/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase, STE20/SPS1 homolog (yeast)

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Parkinson's Disease

Prostate carcinoma

Smoking initiation

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

OXSR1/STK39 kinase family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2026-02-13.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.