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MGP005433

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameethanolamine kinase 1
Protein EntryEKI1_HUMAN
UniProt IDQ9HBU6
SpeciesHuman
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Alternative ProductsEvent=Alternative splicing; Named isoforms=2; Name=1; IsoId=Q9HBU6-1; Sequence=Displayed; Name=2; IsoId=Q9HBU6-2; Sequence=VSP_047191; Note=No experimental confirmation available.;
Catalytic ActivityATP + ethanolamine = ADP + O- phosphoethanolamine.
FunctionHighly specific for ethanolamine phosphorylation. May be a rate-controlling step in phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis.
PathwayPhospholipid metabolism; phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis; phosphatidylethanolamine from ethanolamine: step 1/3.
SimilarityBelongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family. {ECO:0000305}.
Subcellular LocationCytoplasm.
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in kidney, liver, placenta, heart, leukocyte, ovary and testis.
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