Cdk5 - cyclin-dependent kinase 5

Enables several functions, including ephrin receptor binding activity; protein kinase activity; and voltage-gated calcium channel activity involved in positive regulation of presynaptic cytosolic calcium levels. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to amyloid-beta; positive regulation of apoptotic process; and protein phosphorylation. Acts upstream of or within protein phosphorylation. Located in several cellular components, including growth cone; neuronal cell body; and postsynaptic density. Part of protein kinase 5 complex. Is active in several cellular components, including Schaffer collateral - CA1 synapse; glutamatergic synapse; and neuromuscular junction. Colocalizes with microtubule. Used to study brain ischemia; mental depression; and trigeminal neuralgia. Biomarker of Alzheimer's disease; transient cerebral ischemia; and vascular dementia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease and lissencephaly 7 with cerebellar hypoplasia. Orthologous to human CDK5 (cyclin dependent kinase 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]