NCIt synonyms : PIP5K2A; PIP5KII-Alpha; Type II Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinase 53 K; 1-Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinase; PIPK; 1-Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate Kinase; PtdIns(4)P-5-Kinase; Diphosphoinositide Kinase; PtdIns(4)P-5-Kinase C Isoform; PI(5)P 4-Kinase Type II Alpha; PtdIns(4)P-5-Kinase B Isoform; 1-Phosphatidylinositol 5-Phosphate 4-Kinase 2-Alpha; PtdIns(5)P-4-Kinase Isoform 2-Alpha; Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinase Type II Alpha; Diphosphoinositide Kinase 2-Alpha; PIP5KIII; EC 2.7.1.149; Phosphatidylinositol 5-Phosphate 4-Kinase Type II Alpha; PIP4KII-Alpha; Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate-5-Kinase Type-II Alpha; PIP4K2A;
NCIt definition : Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase type-2 alpha (406 aa, 46 kDa) is encoded
by the human PIP4K2A gene. This protein plays a role in the catalysis of phosphorylation
of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate to form phosphatidylinositol-4,5-biphosphate,
the precursor to second messengers of phosphoinositide signal transduction pathways.;