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Symbol DGKB contributors: mct/npt - updated : 30-05-2018
HGNC name diacylglycerol kinase, beta 90kDa
HGNC id 2850
Location 7p22.2      Physical location : 14.184.674 - 14.881.075
Synonym name
  • DAG kinase beta
  • diglyceride kinase beta
  • Synonym symbol(s) KIAA0718, DAGK2, DGK, DGK-BETA
    EC.number 2.7.1.107
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    SPECIAL FEATURE head to head
    STRUCTURE 693.64 kb     24 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status confirmed
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    text several isoforms differing by alternative splicing and the usage of different polyadenylation signals
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    - - 3926 90 804 - Caricasole (2002)
    - - 3172 87 772 - Caricasole (2002)
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousbrain   highly
     nerve   highly
    Reproductivefemale systemuterus   
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousperipherous   
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousneuron
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • two N terminal EF hand calcium-binding domains
  • two phorbol esters/diacylglycerol binding domain (C1 domain)
  • a DAG catalytic domain
  • a DAG accessory domain
  • cysteine-rich zinc finger like (? LIM domain) and putative ATP-binding sites
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to rattus diacylglycerol
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • eukaryotic diacetylglycerol kinase family
  • CATEGORY enzyme , transport
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm
    text one variant to cytoplasm, the other to plasma membrane
    basic FUNCTION
  • key enzymes in lipid metabolism that function to reintroduce diacylglycerol formed from the hydrolysis of phospholipids into the biosynthetic pathway
  • invoved in phosphorylation of long chain diacetylglycerols
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling signal transduction
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule metal binding, nucleotide,
  • Ca2+
  • ATP
  • protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by stimulated phosphatidylserine
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral   deletion    
    in Wilms tumor
    Susceptibility to decreased glucose-stimulated insulin response
    Variant & Polymorphism other
  • variants at the DGKB/AGMO, ADRA2A, GLIS3 and C2CD4B loci were associated with decreased glucose-stimulated insulin response
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS