DCLK1, DCAMKL1, DCDC3A, KIAA0369, Serine/threonine-protein kinase DCLK1, Doublecortin domain-containing protein 3A, Doublecortin-like and CAM kinase-like 1, Doublecortin-like kinase 1

Doublecortin-like kinase (DCAMKL1)(Ser/Thr protein kinase family) is essential for proper neurogenesis, neuronal migration, and axonal wiring. DCAMKL1 is involved in a calcium-signaling pathway controling neuronal migration in the developing brain, and participates in functions of the mature nervous system. DCAMKL1 protein shares high homology with doublecortin (DCX). DCLK, but not DCX, is highly expressed in regions of active neurogenesis in the neocortex and cerebellum. DCAMKL1 controls mitotic division by regulating spindle formation and also determines the fate of neural progenitors during cortical neurogenesis.