TAOK1

Gene

TAO kinase 1

HGNCHGNC:29259 EnsemblENSG00000160551 NCBI Gene57551

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q11.2

Also known as

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

Also known asKIAA1361 · MARKK · PSK2 · MAP3K16 · FLJ14314 · TAO1 · hTAOK1 · hKFC-B

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Alias symbolsKIAA1361, MARKK, PSK2, MAP3K16, FLJ14314, TAO1, hTAOK1, hKFC-B

Alias namesprostate-derived sterile 20-like kinase 2, MARK kinase, thousand and one amino acid protein kinase 1

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Parkinson's Disease

Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system

Alzheimer's Disease

Multiple Sclerosis

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.

Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinasesMicroRNA protein coding host genesTAO kinase family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.