creatine kinase M subunit (CKM)

Function

• reversibly catalyzes the transfer of phosphate between ATP & various phosphogens (e.g. creatine phosphate)
• central role in energy transduction in tissues with large, fluctuating energy demands, such as skeletal muscle, heart, brain & spermatozoa

Structure

belongs to the ATP:guanido phosphotransferase family

Compartment

cytoplasm

More general terms

• protein subunit

Component of

• creatine kinase

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P06732.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1158
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/123310