PANK4

Pantothenate kinase 4
Identifiers
Symbols PANK4 ; DKFZp547M242; FLJ10782
External IDs OMIM: 606162 MGI: 2387466 HomoloGene: 41235 GeneCards: PANK4 Gene
EC number 2.7.1.33
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 55229 269614
Ensembl ENSG00000157881 ENSMUSG00000029056
UniProt Q9NVE7 Q80YV4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_018216 NM_001305804
RefSeq (protein) NP_060686 NP_001292733
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
2.51 – 2.53 Mb
Chr 4:
154.96 – 154.98 Mb
PubMed search

Pantothenate kinase 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PANK4 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a protein belonging to the pantothenate kinase family. Pantothenate kinase is a key regulatory enzyme in the biosynthesis of coenzyme A (CoA) in bacteria and mammalian cells. It catalyzes the first committed step in the universal biosynthetic pathway leading to CoA and is itself subject to regulation through feedback inhibition by CoA. This family member is most abundant in muscle but is expressed in all tissues.[2]

References

  1. Zhou B, Westaway SK, Levinson B, Johnson MA, Gitschier J, Hayflick SJ (Jul 2001). "A novel pantothenate kinase gene (PANK2) is defective in Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome". Nat Genet 28 (4): 345–9. doi:10.1038/ng572. PMID 11479594.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: PANK4 pantothenate kinase 4".

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