Sphingosine kinase 1

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Sphingosine kinase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SPHK1 gene.[1][2]

Sphingosine kinase 1 phosphorylates sphingosine to sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) SK1 is normally a cytosolic protein but is recruited to membranes rich in phosphatidate (PA), a product of Phospholipase D (PLD)

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a novel lipid messenger with both intracellular and extracellular functions. Intracellularly, it regulates proliferation and survival, and extracellularly, it is a ligand for EDG1. Various stimuli increase cellular levels of S1P by activation of sphingosine kinase (SPHK), the enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine. Competitive inhibitors of SPHK block formation of S1P and selectively inhibit cellular proliferation induced by a variety of factors, including platelet-derived growth factor and serum.[2]

Interactions

SPHK1 has been shown to interact with TRAF2.[3]

References

  1. Kohama T, Olivera A, Edsall L, Nagiec MM, Dickson R, Spiegel S (Sep 1998). "Molecular cloning and functional characterization of murine sphingosine kinase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273 (37): 23722–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.37.23722. PMID 9726979.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: SPHK1 sphingosine kinase 1".
  3. Xia P, Wang L, Moretti PA, Albanese N, Chai F, Pitson SM, D'Andrea RJ, Gamble JR, Vadas MA (Mar 2002). "Sphingosine kinase interacts with TRAF2 and dissects tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (10): 7996–8003. doi:10.1074/jbc.M111423200. PMC 3234989. PMID 11777919.

Further reading

External links

  • Paugh SW, Kapitonov D, Spiegel S (2007-11-08). "Sphingosine kinase 1". UCSD-Nature Molecule Pages. Signaling Gateway: University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Nature Publishing Group. doi:10.1038/mp.a002219.01. Retrieved 2008-09-15.