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LMP006953

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namebifunctional choline kinase/ethanolamine kinase EKI1
Protein EntryEKI1_YEAST
UniProt IDQ03764
SpeciesYeast (S288c)
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Catalytic ActivityATP + ethanolamine = ADP + O- phosphoethanolamine.
FunctionCatalyzes the committed step of phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis via the CDP-ethanolamine pathway. Also exhibits choline kinase activity but its preferred substrate is ethanolamine.
MiscellaneousPresent with 3420 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium
MiscellaneousPresent with 3420 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
PathwayPhospholipid metabolism; phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis; phosphatidylethanolamine from ethanolamine: step 1/3.
SimilarityBelongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family
SimilarityBelongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family. {ECO:0000305}.