Ethanolamine kinase, ETNK, (E.C. 2.7.1.82), catalyzes the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of free intracellular ethanolamine and this is the first committed step of the de novo CDP-ethanolamine pathway for phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) biosynthesis in mammalian tissues. PE is a major phospholipid component of cell membranes and it is involved in diacylglyercol and G protein-dependent signal transduction. ETNK plays a critical role in cell growth and it is implicated to associate with abnormal choline and ethanolamine phospholipid metabolism identified in breast, prostate, ovarian and cervical cancers. Two isoforms of ethanolamine kinase, ETNK1 and ETNK2, have been identified in mammalian cells and they share > 50% in homology. BioVision's act
Size
10 μg
Concentration
n/a
Applications
RUO
Other Names
Ethanolamine Kinase 2, ETNK2, EKI2, ethanolamine phosphokinase, Ethanolamine kinase-like protein