Gene Information
Gene NameCHKA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length457
Protein NamesCholine kinase alpha (CK) (EC 2.7.1.32) (CHETK-alpha) (Ethanolamine kinase) (EK) (EC 2.7.1.82)
Target Namecholine kinase
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000110721 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP35790
Gene CardCHKA
Uniprot IDP35790
PfamNA
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000176716)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CHKA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CHKA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CHKA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CHKA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Chka ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CHKA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Chka ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCHKB
ParalogsCHKB, ETNK1, ETNK2
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2CKO  (X-ray  2.15A  2CKP  (X-ray  3.10A  2CKQ  (X-ray  2.40A  2I7Q  (X-ray  1.90A  3F2R  (X-ray  2.35A  3G15  (X-ray  1.70A  3ZM9  (X-ray  1.90A  4BR3  (X-ray  2.20A  4CG8  (X-ray  1.75A  4CG9  (X-ray  1.83A  4CGA  (X-ray  1.74A  4DA5  (X-ray  2.40A  5AFV  (X-ray  2.25A  5EQE  (X-ray  2.40A  5EQP  (X-ray  2.35A  5EQY  (X-ray  2.50A  5FTG  (X-ray  1.45A  5FUT  (X-ray  1.60A  5W6O  (X-ray  2.35A  7A04  (X-ray  2.15A  7A06  (X-ray  1.80A  7NB1  (X-ray  2.30A  7NB2  (X-ray  2.40A  7NB3  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs17853641  rs17853642 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34077757}.;
[Isoform 1]: Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34077757}. Note=Isoform 1 localizes to lipid droplets following phosphorylation by AMPK. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34077757}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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