NCIt synonyms : Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinase Type 1 Alpha; Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate 5-Kinase Type I Alpha; EC 2.7.1.68; PIP5K1-Alpha; PtdIns(4)P-5-Kinase 1 Alpha; PIP5K1A; PIP5KIalpha; 68 kDa Type I Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate 5-Kinase Alpha;
NCIt definition : Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase type-1 alpha (562 aa, 63 kDa) is encoded
by the human PIP5K1A gene. This protein is involved in the phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol
4-phosphate (PtdIns4P/PI4P) to form phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2/PIP2).;