histone H2AXS139 kinase activity

Term ID

GO:0035979

Synonyms

• histone H2AS139 kinase activity
• histone kinase activity (H2A-S139 specific)
• histone kinase activity (H2A.x-S139 specific)

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: histone H2AX-serine (position 139) + ATP = histone H2AX-phosphoserine (position 139) + ADP. This reaction is the addition of a phosphate group to the serine residue at position 139 of histone variant H2AX. (2)

References

Ontology

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