LMPD Database

LMP001708

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameethanolamine kinase 1
Protein EntryEKI1_MOUSE
UniProt IDQ9D4V0
SpeciesMouse
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Catalytic ActivityATP + ethanolamine = ADP + O- phosphoethanolamine.
FunctionHighly specific for ethanolamine phosphorylation. May be a rate-controlling step in phosphatidylathanolamine biosynthesis (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
PathwayPhospholipid metabolism; phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis; phosphatidylethanolamine from ethanolamine: step 1/3.
SimilarityBelongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family. {ECO:0000305}.
Subcellular LocationCytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.