Gene Information
Gene NamePI4K2A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length479
Protein NamesPhosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2-alpha (EC 2.7.1.67) (Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II-alpha)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000155252 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ9BTU6
Gene CardPI4K2A
Uniprot IDQ9BTU6
PfamPF00454
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.316490689)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PI4K2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PI4K2A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PI4K2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PI4K2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pi4k2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PI4K2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pi4k2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PI4K2A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPI4K2B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Highest expression is observed in kidney, brain, heart, skeletal muscle, and placenta and lowest expression is observed in colon, thymus, and small intestine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11279162}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4HND  (X-ray  3.20A  4HNE  (X-ray  2.95A  4PLA  (X-ray  2.77A  4YC4  (X-ray  2.58A  5EUT  (X-ray  2.80A  5I0N  (X-ray  2.28A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12324459, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16443754, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22535966};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22535966}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11279162}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}. Presynaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}. Endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16443754, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23146885}. Cytoplasmic vesicle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16443754}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24675427};
Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24675427}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11279162, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16443754}. Perikaryon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}. Cell projection, neuron projection {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}. Note=Found in subdomains of the plasma membrane termed non-caveolar membrane rafts. Transported from neuronal cell body to neuron projections and neurite tips in a BLOC-1- and AP-3-complexes-dependent manner. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q2TBE6}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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