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DGKB

Diacylglycerol kinase beta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DGKB gene.

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DGKB
Identifiers
AliasesDGKB, DAGK2, DGK, DGK-BETA, diacylglycerol kinase beta
External IDsOMIM: 604070; MGI: 2442474; HomoloGene: 37875; GeneCards: DGKB; OMA:DGKB - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004080
NM_145695

NM_178681
NM_001361686
NM_001361688

RefSeq (protein)

NP_848796
NP_001348615
NP_001348617

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 12: 37.87 – 38.68 Mb
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Diacylglycerol kinase beta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DGKB gene.45

Function

Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) are regulators of the intracellular concentration of the second messenger diacylglycerol (DAG) and thus play a key role in cellular processes. Nine mammalian isotypes have been identified, which are encoded by separate genes. Mammalian DGK isozymes contain a conserved catalytic (kinase) domain and a cysteine-rich domain (CRD). The protein encoded by this gene is a diacylglycerol kinase, beta isotype. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.5

References

References

  1. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036095Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. Goto K, Kondo H (August 1993). "Molecular cloning and expression of a 90-kDa diacylglycerol kinase that predominantly localizes in neurons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 90 (16): 7598–602. Bibcode:1993PNAS...90.7598G. doi:10.1073/pnas.90.16.7598. PMC 47189. PMID 7689223.
  5. "Entrez Gene: DGKB diacylglycerol kinase, beta 90kDa".
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