IPPK, Official Symbol IPPKprovided by HGNC Official Full Name inositol-pentakisphosphate 2-kinaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14645 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000127080 MIM:619043; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14645 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 IP5K; IPK1; C9orf12; INSP5K2; bA476B13.1 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a kinase that phosphorylates position 2 of inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate to form inositol-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate (InsP6). InsP6 has a variety of functions, including stimulation of DNA repair, endocytosis, and mRNA export. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010] Expression Ubiquitous expression in skin (RPKM 15.1), esophagus (RPKM 8.3) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all