Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Catalyzes the first step in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis. May contribute to phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis. Phosphorylates choline and ethanolamine but the activity is much higher with choline.
Similarity
Belongs to the choline/ethanolamine kinase family.
Sequence
MSSRKVSRAHYDEDELASAANMSLVAEGHFRGMKELLSTMDLDTDANTIPELKERAHMLCARFLGGAWKTVPLEHLRISRIKGGMSNMLFLCRLSEVYPPIRNEPNKVLLRVYFNPETESHLVAESVIFTLLSERHLGPKLYGIFSGGRLEEYIPSRPLSCHEISLAHMSTKIAKRVAKVHQLEVPIWKEPDYLCEALQRWLKQLTGTVDAEHRFDLPEECGVSSVNCLDLARELEFLRAHISLSKSPVTFCHNDLQEGNILLPKASSGNIRMPSLSDETQALGNSLSAFNPADPRLVLIDFEYASYNYRAFDFANHFIEWTIDYDIDEAPFYKIQTENFPENDQMLEFFLNYLREQGNTRENELYKKSEDLVQETLPFVPVSHFFWGVWGLLQVELSPVGFGFADYGRDRLSLYFKHKQLLKNLASHQ