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Also known as CHK, CK, CKI, EK, choline kinase alpha

Choline kinase alpha is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CHKA gene.

Gene data

CHKA
Name
choline kinase alpha
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
CHK, CK, CKI, EK, NEDMIMS

The major pathway for the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine occurs via the CDP-choline pathway. The protein encoded by this gene is the initial enzyme in the sequence and may play a regulatory role. The encoded protein also catalyzes the phosphorylation of ethanolamine. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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HomoloGene ID
88575
genomic end
67888911
genomic start
67820326
cytogenetic location
11q13.2
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Choline kinase alpha is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CHKA gene.

The major pathway for the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine occurs via the CDP-choline pathway. The protein encoded by this gene is the initial enzyme in the sequence and may play a regulatory role. The encoded protein also catalyzes the phosphorylation of ethanolamine. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

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