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# RPS6KA1

ENSG00000117676

Target class

Kinase

Chromosome

1

Approved drugs

0

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

1

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

0

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

1

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Target name**

RPS6KA1

**Gene name**

Ribosomal protein S6 kinase A1

**Gene symbol**

RPS6KA1

**Protein name**

Ribosomal protein S6 kinase alpha-1 (S6K-alpha-1) (EC 2.7.11.1) (90 kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1) (p90-RSK 1) (p90RSK1) (p90S6K) (MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 1a) (MAPK-activated protein kinase 1a) (MAPKAP kinase 1a) (MAPKAPK-1a) (Ribosomal S6 kinase 1) (RSK-1)

### Other names (4)

- RSK1
- HU-1
- p90Rsk
- MAPKAPK1

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

MAPK activated protein kinases|MicroRNA protein coding host genes|Ribosomal protein S6 kinase family

**Target class**

Kinase

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

53

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Supported

**Highest tissue expression**

180.98

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.592

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.903

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:6195

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.866688

**Protein interaction partners**

32

### Reactome pathways (8)

- R-HSA-198753
- R-HSA-199920
- R-HSA-2559582
- R-HSA-437239
- R-HSA-442742
- R-HSA-444257
- R-HSA-881907
- R-HSA-9856649

## Genomic location

**End position**

26575030

**Start position**

26529756

**Chromosome**

1

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000117676

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:10430

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:10430)

**NCBI Gene ID**

6195

**UniProt ID**

Q15418

## Cellular location

- Nucleus. Cytoplasm.
- Cytosol
- Nucleoplasm

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.903421

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.591538

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Whole Blood**

180.98

**Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes**

84.82

**Spleen**

82.69

**Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum**

72.65

**Lung**

65.12

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Whole Blood180.98
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes84.82
- Spleen82.69
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum72.65
- Lung65.12
- Thyroid47.37
- Colon - Transverse41.93
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere40.5
- Brain - Cerebellum39.24
- Minor Salivary Gland29.07
- Prostate28.92
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)25.08
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)22.7
- Stomach21.8
- Kidney - Medulla20.7
- Kidney - Cortex20.23
- Pituitary19.72
- Esophagus - Mucosa19.68
- Adrenal Gland18.05
- Vagina15.1
- Breast - Mammary Tissue13.77
- Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)13.24
- Nerve - Tibial11.37
- Testis10.35
- Pancreas10.23

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (11)

- GO:0006355  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006355)
- GO:0006468  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006468)
- GO:0007165  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007165)
- GO:0007268  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0007268)
- GO:0030307  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030307)
- GO:0032007  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032007)
- GO:0043066  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043066)
- GO:0043555  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043555)
- GO:0045597  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045597)
- GO:0045944  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045944)
- GO:2000491  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:2000491)

### Cellular components (2)

- GO:0005654  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005654)
- GO:0005829  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005829)

### Molecular functions (5)

- GO:0004674  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004674)
- GO:0004712  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004712)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0030165  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030165)
- GO:0051019  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051019)

## Related records

### Trials (374)

- "Neo-Adjuvant Treatment With Palbociclib: Effect on Ki67 and Apoptosis Before, During and After Treatment "
- A Biomarker Study of Palbociclib + Fulvestrant for Second, and Third Line of Postmenopausal Women With hr+/her2- Advanced Breast Cancer
- A Clinical Research Study to Determine Whether PD 0332991 May Be Effective in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer
- A Comparative Study of AZD9833 Plus Palbociclib Versus Anastrozole Plus Palbociclib in Patients With ER-Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Not Received Any Systemic Treatment for Advanced Disease
- A Drug-Drug Interaction Study To Investigate The Potential For Multiple Doses Of Palbociclib (PD-0332991) To Alter The Pharmacokinetics Of Oral Midazolam In Adult Healthy Women of Non-Childbearing Potential.
- A First-in-human Dose Escalation and Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, and Tolerability of AZD8421 Alone or in Combination in Participants With Selected Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
- A First-in-Human Study of D-0502 Alone and in Combination With Palbociclib in Women With Advanced or Metastatic ER-Positive and HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
- A Open Label Study of the Efficacy and Safety of PD0332991 a Selective Inhibitor of the Cyclin Dependent Kinases 4 and 6 in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Demonstrating Rb-proficiency and Low p16 Expression
- A Phase 1 Study in Participants With Advanced Cancer
- [A Phase 1 Study of BMS-986500 as Monotherapy or Combination Therapy in Advanced Solid Tumors](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-phase-1-study-of-bms-986500-as-monotherapy-or-combination-d34969aa-e987-4889-910e-0aea7d91d410.md)
- A Phase 1 Study of Oral OP-1250 in Combination With Palbociclib in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer Patients
- A Phase 1 Trial of TST of PD 0332991 Followed by Cytarabine and Mitoxantrone for Adults With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Leukemias and High-Risk Myelodysplasia
- A Phase 1/2 Trial of ARV-471 Alone and in Combination With Palbociclib (IBRANCE®) in Participants With ER+/HER2- Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- A Phase 1/2a Study of K-1728 in Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Phase I/II Trial to Evaluate Oral HP568 Tablets in Patients with ER+/HER2 Advanced Breast Cancer
- A Phase Ib/II Study Confirmed Inhibition of Autophagy Synergizes Anti-tumor Effect of High Dose CDK4/6i
- A Phase Ib/II Study to Evaluate Multiple Combination Therapies of FWD1802 in Patients With ER+/HER2- BC
- A Phase II Randomized Study Evaluating the Biological and Clinical Effects of the Combination of Palbociclib With Letrozole as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Post-Menopausal Women With Estrogen-Receptor Positive Primary Breast Cancer
- A Phase II Single Arm Pilot Study of the Chk1/2 Inhibitor (LY2606368) in BRCA1/2 Mutation Associated Breast or Ovarian Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, and Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer
- A Phase II Study of Androgen Deprivation Therapy With or Without Palbociclib in RB-Positive Metastatic Prostate Cancer

### Drugs (3)

- [Palbociclib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/palbociclib-2686787c-5f11-4b65-9a5b-549fcd2af644.md)
- Prexasertib
- TAS0612 p90RSK inhibitor

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