Biology:ITPK1

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Inositol-tetrakisphosphate 1-kinase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ITPK1 gene.[1][2][3]

It is involved in inositol signalling pathways which regulate the conductance of calcium-activated chloride channels, and therefore could be relevant in the study of cystic fibrosis.[4][5]

References

  1. "Isolation of inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate 5/6-kinase, cDNA cloning and expression of the recombinant enzyme". J Biol Chem 271 (20): 11904–10. Aug 1996. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.20.11904. PMID 8662638. 
  2. "Multitasking in signal transduction by a promiscuous human Ins(3,4,5,6)P(4) 1-kinase/Ins(1,3,4)P(3) 5/6-kinase". Biochem J 351 (3): 551–5. Jan 2001. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3510551. PMID 11042108. 
  3. "Entrez Gene: ITPK1 inositol 1,3,4-triphosphate 5/6 kinase". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=3705. 
  4. "Human ITPK1: a reversible inositol phosphate kinase/phosphatase that links receptor-dependent phospholipase C to Ca2+-activated chloride channels". Sci Signal 1 (4): pe5. 2008. doi:10.1126/stke.14pe5. PMID 18272466. 
  5. "Integration of inositol phosphate signaling pathways via human ITPK1". J. Biol. Chem. 282 (38): 28117–25. September 2007. doi:10.1074/jbc.M703121200. PMID 17616525. 

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