Protein Name phosphoglycerate kinase 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 5230
Gene Symbol

PGK1

UniProt P00558 (PGK1_HUMAN), V9HWF4 (V9HWF4_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 126
Total Number of Articles : 122
Description

phosphoglycerate kinase 1

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a glycolytic enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 1,3-diphosphoglycerate to 3-phosphoglycerate. The encoded protein may also act as a cofactor for polymerase alpha. Additionally, this protein is secreted by tumor cells where it participates in angiogenesis by functioning to reduce disulfide bonds in the serine protease, plasmin, which consequently leads to the release of the tumor blood vessel inhibitor angiostatin. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions. Deficiency of the enzyme is associated with a wide range of clinical phenotypes hemolytic anemia and neurological impairment. Pseudogenes of this gene have been defined on chromosomes 19, 21 and the X chromosome. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]

synonyms
  • phosphoglycerate kinase 1
  • PRP 2
  • cell migration-inducing gene 10 protein
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Properties