DGKG

Diacylglycerol kinase, gamma 90kDa
Identifiers
Symbols	DGKG; DAGK3; DGK-GAMMA; MGC104993; MGC133330
External IDs	OMIM: 601854 MGI: 105060 HomoloGene: 1029 GeneCards: DGKG Gene
EC number	2.7.1.107
Gene Ontology Molecular function • nucleotide binding • diacylglycerol kinase activity • calcium ion binding • ATP binding • transferase activity Cellular component • cytoplasm • plasma membrane Biological process • signal transduction • activation of protein kinase C activity by G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway • blood coagulation • platelet activation • intracellular signal transduction • neuron development Sources: Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	1608	110197
Ensembl	ENSG00000058866	ENSMUSG00000022861
UniProt	P49619	Q8C248
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_001080744.1	NM_138650.2
RefSeq (protein)	NP_001074213.1	NP_619591.1
Location (UCSC)	Chr 3: 185.82 – 186.08 Mb	Chr 16: 22.47 – 22.66 Mb
PubMed search	[1]	[2]

Diacylglycerol kinase gamma is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DGKG gene.^[1][2]

This gene encodes an enzyme that is a member of the type I subfamily of diacylglycerol kinases, which are involved in lipid metabolism. These enzymes generate phosphatidic acid by catalyzing the phosphorylation of diacylglycerol, a fundamental lipid second messenger that activates numerous proteins, including protein kinase C isoforms, Ras guanyl nucleotide-releasing proteins and some transient receptor potential channels. Diacylglycerol kinase gamma has been implicated in cell cycle regulation and in the negative regulation of macrophage differentiation in leukemia cells. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.^[2]

References

1. ^ Kai M, Sakane F, Imai S, Wada I, Kanoh H (Aug 1994). "Molecular cloning of a diacylglycerol kinase isozyme predominantly expressed in human retina with a truncated and inactive enzyme expression in most other human cells". J Biol Chem 269 (28): 18492–8. PMID 8034597. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Entrez Gene: DGKG diacylglycerol kinase, gamma 90kDa". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1608. 

Further reading

• Brose N, Betz A, Wegmeyer H (2004). "Divergent and convergent signaling by the diacylglycerol second messenger pathway in mammals.". Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 14 (3): 328–40. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2004.05.006. PMID 15194113. 
• Luo B, Regier DS, Prescott SM, Topham MK (2005). "Diacylglycerol kinases.". Cell. Signal. 16 (9): 983–9. doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2004.03.016. PMID 15212759. 
• Topham MK (2006). "Signaling roles of diacylglycerol kinases.". J. Cell. Biochem. 97 (3): 474–84. doi:10.1002/jcb.20704. PMID 16288460. 
• Bonaldo MF, Lennon G, Soares MB (1997). "Normalization and subtraction: two approaches to facilitate gene discovery.". Genome Res. 6 (9): 791–806. doi:10.1101/gr.6.9.791. PMID 8889548. 
• Yamada K, Sakane F, Matsushima N, Kanoh H (1997). "EF-hand motifs of alpha, beta and gamma isoforms of diacylglycerol kinase bind calcium with different affinities and conformational changes.". Biochem. J.. 321 ( Pt 1): 59–64. PMC 1218036. PMID 9003401. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1218036. 
• Stöhr H, Klein J, Gehrig A, et al. (1999). "Mapping and genomic characterization of the gene encoding diacylglycerol kinase gamma (DAGK3): assessment of its role in dominant optic atrophy (OPA1).". Hum. Genet. 104 (1): 99–105. doi:10.1007/s004390050917. PMID 10071200. 
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=139241. 
• Yamada K, Sakane F, Imai S, et al. (2003). "Regulatory role of diacylglycerol kinase gamma in macrophage differentiation of leukemia cells.". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 305 (1): 101–7. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00713-7. PMID 12732202. 
• Oyaizu K, Kantarci A, Maeda H, et al. (2003). "Identification of mRNAs for the various diacylglycerol kinase isoforms in neutrophils from patients with localized aggressive periodontitis.". J. Periodont. Res. 38 (5): 488–95. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0765.2003.00680.x. PMID 12941073. 
• Tsushima S, Kai M, Yamada K, et al. (2004). "Diacylglycerol kinase gamma serves as an upstream suppressor of Rac1 and lamellipodium formation.". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (27): 28603–13. doi:10.1074/jbc.M314031200. PMID 15102830. 
• Filosto M, Mancuso M, Tomelleri G, et al. (2004). "Hepato-cerebral syndrome: genetic and pathological studies in an infant with a dGK mutation.". Acta Neuropathol. 108 (2): 168–71. doi:10.1007/s00401-004-0872-9. PMID 15150663. 
• Batista EL, Warbington M, Badwey JA, Van Dyke TE (2005). "Differentiation of HL-60 cells to granulocytes involves regulation of select diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs).". J. Cell. Biochem. 94 (4): 774–93. doi:10.1002/jcb.20356. PMID 15578578. 
• Matsubara T, Shirai Y, Miyasaka K, et al. (2006). "Nuclear transportation of diacylglycerol kinase gamma and its possible function in the nucleus.". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (10): 6152–64. doi:10.1074/jbc.M509873200. PMID 16407189. 
• Yamaguchi Y, Shirai Y, Matsubara T, et al. (2006). "Phosphorylation and up-regulation of diacylglycerol kinase gamma via its interaction with protein kinase C gamma.". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (42): 31627–37. doi:10.1074/jbc.M606992200. PMID 16905533.