ETNK1, Official Symbol ETNK1provided by HGNC Official Full Name ethanolamine kinase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24649 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000139163 MIM:609858; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24649 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EKI; EKI1; EKI 1; Nbla10396 Summary This gene encodes an ethanolamine kinase, which functions in the first committed step of the phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis pathway. This cytosolic enzyme is specific for ethanolamine and exhibits negligible kinase activity on choline. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in stomach (RPKM 14.8), colon (RPKM 12.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all