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AURKB
aurora kinase B
Chromosome 17 · 17p13.1
NCBI Gene: 9212Ensembl: ENSG00000178999.14HGNC: HGNC:11390UniProt: Q96GD4
561PubMed Papers
20Diseases
18Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub GeneKinase
RESEARCH IMPACT
Highly StudiedTrending
CLINICAL
Clinical Trials
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein serine/threonine kinase activitynegative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIpositive regulation of lateral attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochoremitotic sister chromatid biorientationneurodegenerative diseaseAlzheimer diseasemultiple sclerosisParkinson disease
✦AI Summary

AURKB (Aurora Kinase B) is a serine/threonine kinase and core component of the chr17 passenger complex that orchestrates critical mitotic processes 123. Its primary function involves regulating chromosome 17, spindle assembly, and the bipolar attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochores 1234. AURKB governs cytokinesis progression through phosphorylation of multiple substrates including histone H3, INCENP, and CHMP4C, thereby controlling cleavage furrow formation and cytokinesis checkpoint signaling 56. Beyond mitotic roles, AURKB regulates transcription in lymphocytes through H3S28 phosphorylation 78 and suppresses cGAS activation during mitosis by N-terminal phosphorylation to prevent autoimmunity 9. Clinically, AURKB dysregulation drives multiple malignancies. In acute myeloid leukemia, early gilteritinib-resistant cells depend on AURKB, and pharmacological inhibition resensitizes resistant leukemia cells 10. In T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, AURKB directly phosphorylates and stabilizes MYC, creating a positive feedback loop that promotes leukemogenesis 11. AURKB is significantly upregulated in colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, paclitaxel-resistant breast cancer, and rhabdomyosarcoma, consistently associating with poor prognosis 12131415. These findings establish AURKB as a therapeutic target, with AURKB inhibition showing promise for sensitizing resistant cancers to chemotherapy and enhancing immunotherapy responses 1013.

Sources cited
1
Beyond mitotic roles, AURKB regulates transcription in lymphocytes through H3S28 phosphorylation , and suppresses cGAS activation during mitosis by N-terminal phosphorylation to prevent autoimmunity .
PMID: 33542149
2
In acute myeloid leukemia, early gilteritinib-resistant cells depend on AURKB, and pharmacological inhibition resensitizes resistant leukemia cells .
PMID: 34171263
3
In T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, AURKB directly phosphorylates and stabilizes MYC, creating a positive feedback loop that promotes leukemogenesis .
PMID: 32049046
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.56Moderate
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
multiple sclerosisOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
lysosomal storage diseaseOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
neuroinflammatory disorderOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.30Weak
NK-cell enteropathyOpen Targets
0.26Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.23Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.14Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.13Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.13Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.13Weak
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
leukemiaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_004217.4(AURKB):c.847C>T (p.Arg283Cys)Likely pathogenic
NK-cell enteropathy
☆☆☆☆2019→ Residue 283
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Drug Targets18
AMG-900Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
AT-9283Phase III
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-A inhibitor
BARASERTIBPhase II/III
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-B inhibitor
acute myeloid leukemia
BI-811283Phase II
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-B inhibitor
acute myeloid leukemia
CENISERTIBPhase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
CYC-116Phase I
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibitor
DANUSERTIBPhase II
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
prostate cancer
ENMD-2076Phase II
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 inhibitor
acute myeloid leukemia by FAB classification
GSK-1070916Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-B inhibitor
IBCASERTIBPhase III
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-B inhibitor
small cell lung carcinoma
ILORASERTIBPhase II
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor inhibitor
KW-2449Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-A inhibitor
acute myeloid leukemia by FAB classification
MK-6592Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
PF-03814735Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-A inhibitor
SNS-314Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
TAK-901Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-B inhibitor
TOZASERTIBPhase II
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
TTP-607Phase I
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora inhibitor
lymphoma
Related Genes
TPX2Protein interaction100%PLK1Protein interaction100%UBE2CProtein interaction99%REC8Protein interaction99%CENPBProtein interaction98%KIF2CProtein interaction98%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
33%
Lung
6%
Liver
3%
Heart
1%
Ovary
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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AURKBTPX2PLK1UBE2CREC8CENPBKIF2C
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB4AF3 · 2.75 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.96LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.70 [0.52–0.96]
RankingsWhere AURKB stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #431of 20,598
    Most Researched561 · top 5%
  • #4,616of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #8,996of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.96
Genes detectedAURKB
Sources retrieved50 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
The AML microenvironment catalyzes a stepwise evolution to gilteritinib resistance.
PMID: 34171263
Cancer Cell · 2021
1.00
2
Direct Phosphorylation and Stabilization of MYC by Aurora B Kinase Promote T-cell Leukemogenesis.
PMID: 32049046
Cancer Cell · 2020
0.90
3
Integrated screens identify AURKB dependency in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
PMID: 40853292
J Exp Med · 2025
0.84
4
Expression and clinical significance of AURKB gene in lung adenocarcinoma: Analysis based on the data-mining of bioinformatic database.
PMID: 34397793
Medicine (Baltimore) · 2021
0.80
5
Phosphorylation and chromatin tethering prevent cGAS activation during mitosis.
PMID: 33542149
Science · 2021
0.80