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AKAP9 (A-kinase anchor protein 9) is a gene that drives cell growth when it is altered. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver and a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Bladder & urothelial cancer, Breast cancer, Renal cell carcinoma and 5 more. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Scaffolding protein that assembles several protein kinases and phosphatases on the centrosome and Golgi apparatus. Required to maintain the integrity of the Golgi apparatus. Required for microtubule nucleation at the cis-side of the Golgi apparatus. Required for association of the centrosomes with the poles of the bipolar mitotic spindle during metaphase. In complex with PDE4DIP isoform 13/MMG8/SMYLE, recruits CAMSAP2 to the Golgi apparatus and tethers non-centrosomal minus-end microtubules to the Golgi, an important step for polarised cell movement. In complex with PDE4DIP isoform 13/MMG8/SMYLE, EB1/MAPRE1 and CDK5RAP2, contributes to microtubules nucleation and extension also from the centrosome to the cell periphery. Location: Golgi apparatus; Cytoplasm; Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome (UniProt). Locus 7q21.2 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Bladder & urothelial cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (BLCA)
  • Breast cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (BRCA)
  • Renal cell carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (CCRCC)
  • Oesophageal cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (ESCA)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (HCC)
  • Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (HNSC)
Class: oncogene · Gene: AKAP9 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"AKAP9" OR ABSTRACT:"AKAP9" OR TITLE:"A-kinase anchoring protein 9" OR ABSTRACT:"A-kinase anchoring protein 9" OR TITLE:"A-kinase anchor protein 9" OR ABSTRACT:"A-kinase anchor protein 9" OR TITLE:"KIAA0803" OR ABSTRACT:"KIAA0803" OR TITLE:"AKAP350" OR ABSTRACT:"AKAP350" OR TITLE:"AKAP450" OR ABSTRACT:"AKAP450") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about AKAP9, not a curated reading list.

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