DGKK

The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme that phosphorylates diacylglycerol, converting it to phosphatidic acid. The encoded protein is a membrane protein and is inhibited by hydrogen peroxide. Variations in this gene have been associated with hypospadias. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]

Full Name

Diacylglycerol Kinase Kappa

Function

Diacylglycerol kinase that converts diacylglycerol/DAG into phosphatidic acid/phosphatidate/PA and regulates the respective levels of these two bioactive lipids (PubMed:16210324, PubMed:23949095).

Thereby, acts as a central switch between the signaling pathways activated by these second messengers with different cellular targets and opposite effects in numerous biological processes (Probable).

Biological Process

Diacylglycerol metabolic process Source: HGNC-UCL
Intracellular signal transduction Source: HGNC-UCL
Lipid phosphorylation Source: GO_Central
Platelet activation Source: Reactome
Protein kinase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway Source: InterPro
Response to oxidative stress Source: HGNC-UCL

Cellular Location

Cell membrane

PTM

Phosphorylated at Tyr-78 by some member of the SRC family in response to H2O2.