Gene:
diacylglycerol kinase, delta 130kDa
Gene ID:
209725
Symbol:
DGKD
Species:
1000
Description:
This gene encodes a cytoplasmic enzyme which phosphorylates diacylglycerol to produce phosphatidic acid. Diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid are two lipids which act as second messengers in signaling cascades. Their cellular concentrations are regulated by this enzyme, and so it is thought to play an important role in cellular signal transduction. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms.