adenylate kinase-1 (AK1, ATP/AMP phosphotransferase, myokinase)

Function

• small ubiquitous enzyme essential for maintenance & cell growth

ATP + AMP <--> 2 ADP

Structure

• monomer
• belongs to the adenylate kinase family

Compartment

• cytoplasm

Pathology

• defects in AK1 are associated with hemolytic anemia

Polymorphism

• most common of at least 5 alleles

More general terms

• adenylate kinase or adenyl kinase

Additional terms

• glycogen storage disease type-VIII

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P00568.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:203
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/103000
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=203