ID Q9N3Z3; PN Serine/threonine-protein kinase chk-1; GN chk; OS 6239; SL Nucleus Position: SL-0198; SL Comments: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26073019}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O61661}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26073019}. Note=The Ser-344 phosphorylated form colocalizes with P granules in a perinuclear manner in embryonic germline precursor cells and in Z2/Z3 primordial germ cells in L1 stage larvae. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26073019}. DR UNIPROT: Q9N3Z3; DR UNIPROT: Q17375; DR UNIPROT: Q86FM7; DR Pfam: PF00069; DR PROSITE: PS00107; DR PROSITE: PS50011; DR PROSITE: PS00108; DE Function: Serine/threonine-protein kinase which is required for checkpoint-mediated cell cycle arrest and activation of DNA repair in response to the presence of DNA damage or unreplicated DNA (PubMed:15326393). May also negatively regulate cell cycle progression during unperturbed cell cycles (PubMed:15326393). Required for checkpoint mediated cell cycle arrest in response to DNA damage in germline cells (PubMed:15326393, PubMed:27956467). Delays cell-cycle reentry of the Z2 and Z3 primordial germ cells in response to transcription-induced DNA damage as they emerge from cell cycle arrest in L1 larvae (PubMed:26073019). Essential for embryogenesis (PubMed:15326393). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15326393, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26073019, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27956467}. DE Reference Proteome: Yes; DE Interaction: Q9XTY9; IntAct: EBI-344141; Score: 0.37 DE Interaction: Q9N4A9; IntAct: EBI-344144; Score: 0.37 GO GO:0005634; GO GO:0048471; GO GO:0005524; GO GO:0106310; GO GO:0004674; GO GO:0000077; GO GO:0009792; GO GO:0035556; GO GO:0033314; GO GO:0006468; TP Membrane Topology: Unknown; Source: UniProt - Sequence Analysis; SQ MSAASTTSTPAAAAVAPQQPESLYRVVQTLGEGAFGEVLLIVNTKNPEVAAAMKKINIANKSKDFIDNIRKEYLLQKRVS SQ AVGHDNVIRMIGMRNDPQFYYLFLEYADGGELFDKIEPDCGMSPVFAQFYFKQLICGLKFIHDNDVVHRDIKPENLLLTG SQ THVLKISDFGMATLYRNKGEERLLDLSCGTIPYAAPELCAGKKYRGPPVDVWSSGIVLIAMLTGELPWDRASDASQSYMG SQ WISNTSLDERPWKKIDVRALCMLRKIVTDKTDKRATIEQIQADPWYQHNFGQVETPNGRPLKRARNNDENITCTQQAECS SQ AKRRHLETPNEKSTLAERQNASFSQPTKTEDLLLTQHIDMSQTNSNLLQRMVCRMTRFCVVTDIRSTYQKVARASEHAGF SQ GVRETDDYRLLVTWREVSMMVSLYTMGDIPDKPRVMVDFRRSRGDGIQFKKMFMDVRNRMHEWICTDGNNWLANLGYVPR SQ NPQIVNGGGVNVEHSASSINVDV //