sgk-1 encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase that is orthologous to the mammalian serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinases (SGKs); in C. elegans, sgk-1 activity is required for normal egg laying, generation time, stress response, and adult life span; SGK-1 forms a complex with the AKT kinases with which it functions in parallel to mediate certain aspects of DAF-2/insulin-signaling; SGK-1 phosphorylates DAF-16 in vitro in a manner strictly dependent upon pdk-1 which encodes a 3-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase; an SGK-1::GFP fusion protein is expressed beginning in late embryonic stages and in larvae is seen in sensory and motor neurons as well as in the intestine; in neurons SGK-1::GFP localizes to the cytoplasm and the nucleus, while in the intestine SGK-1::GFP is found exclusively in the cytoplasm.
Enables phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate binding activity and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including mesendoderm development; positive regulation of vitellogenesis; and regulation of protein localization to basolateral plasma membrane. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Expressed in intestine; neurons; and tail neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cystadenocarcinoma (multiple); granulosa cell tumor; and hypertension. Is an ortholog of human C8orf44-SGK3 (C8orf44-SGK3 readthrough); SGK2 (serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 2); and SGK3 (serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase family member 3).
Gene name created from parsing 'genotype' field from CGC strain information
CGC_data_submission
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.