choline kinase (CHKA)

Function

• may have a regulatory role in phosphatidylcholine synthesis
• CDP-choline & CDP-ethanolamine pathways; initial step

ATP + choline <--> ADP + O-phosphocholine

Structure

• homotetramer (putative)
• belongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family

Compartment

cytoplasm

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• kinase or ATP-phosphotransferase

Additional terms

• choline/ethanolamine kinase; choline kinase beta; CKB; choline kinase-like protein; ethanolamine kinase; EK; ethanolamine kinase beta; EKB; choline/ethanolamine kinase beta; CKEKB (CHKB, CHETK, CHKL)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P35790.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1119
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/118491