NCIt synonyms : Epididymis Luminal Protein 37; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase Type III; PIKFYVE; Serine-Protein Kinase PIKFYVE; PIPkin-III; Type III Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Beta; EC 2.7.1.150; FYVE Finger-Containing Phosphoinositide Kinase; PtdIns 4-Kinase Beta; Type III PIP Kinase;
NCIt definition : 1-phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate 5-kinase (2098 aa, 237 kDa) is encoded by the
human PIKFYVE gene. This protein plays a role in the synthesis and turnover of phosphatidylinositol
3,5-bisphosphate and in the phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol.;