SPHK2

Sphingosine kinase 2
Identifiers
Symbols SPHK2 ; SK 2; SK-2; SPK 2; SPK-2
External IDs OMIM: 607092 HomoloGene: 32456 IUPHAR: 2205 ChEMBL: 3023 GeneCards: SPHK2 Gene
EC number 2.7.1.91
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 56848 56632
Ensembl ENSG00000063176 ENSMUSG00000057342
UniProt Q9NRA0 Q9JIA7
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001204158 NM_001172561
RefSeq (protein) NP_001191087 NP_001166032
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
48.62 – 48.63 Mb
Chr 7:
45.71 – 45.72 Mb
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Sphingosine kinase 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPHK2 gene.[1]

This gene encodes one of two sphingosine kinase isozymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of sphingosine into sphingosine 1-phosphate. Sphingosine 1-phosphate mediates many cellular processes including migration, proliferation and apoptosis, and also plays a role in several types of cancer by promoting angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. The encoded protein may play a role in breast cancer proliferation and chemoresistance. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011].[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: Sphingosine kinase 2". Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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