CHKA, Official Symbol CHKAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name choline kinase alphaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1937 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000110721 MIM:118491; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1937 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 CK; EK; CHK; CKI; NEDMIMS Summary The major pathway for the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine occurs via the CDP-choline pathway. The protein encoded by this gene is the initial enzyme in the sequence and may play a regulatory role. The encoded protein also catalyzes the phosphorylation of ethanolamine. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in testis (RPKM 24.3), thyroid (RPKM 9.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all