NameDeoxycytidine kinase
Synonyms
  • 2.7.1.74
  • dCK
Gene NameDCK
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016896|Deoxycytidine kinase
MATPPKRSCPSFSASSEGTRIKKISIEGNIAAGKSTFVNILKQLCEDWEVVPEPVARWCN
VQSTQDEFEELTMSQKNGGNVLQMMYEKPERWSFTFQTYACLSRIRAQLASLNGKLKDAE
KPVLFFERSVYSDRYIFASNLYESECMNETEWTIYQDWHDWMNNQFGQSLELDGIIYLQA
TPETCLHRIYLRGRNEEQGIPLEYLEKLHYKHESWLLHRTLKTNFDYLQEVPILTLDVNE
DFKDKYESLVEKVKEFLSTL
Number of residues260
Molecular Weight30518.315
Theoretical pI4.88
GO Classification
Functions
  • deoxycytidine kinase activity
  • drug binding
  • ATP binding
  • nucleoside kinase activity
  • protein homodimerization activity
Processes
  • deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate biosynthetic process
  • nucleotide biosynthetic process
  • pyrimidine nucleotide metabolic process
  • pyrimidine nucleoside salvage
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process
  • purine nucleobase metabolic process
  • purine-containing compound salvage
  • pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
Components
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
General FunctionProtein homodimerization activity
Specific FunctionRequired for the phosphorylation of the deoxyribonucleosides deoxycytidine (dC), deoxyguanosine (dG) and deoxyadenosine (dA). Has broad substrate specificity, and does not display selectivity based on the chirality of the substrate. It is also an essential enzyme for the phosphorylation of numerous nucleoside analogs widely employed as antiviral and chemotherapeutic agents.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP27707
UniProtKB Entry NameDCK_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016897|Deoxycytidine kinase (DCK)
ATGGCCACCCCGCCCAAGAGAAGCTGCCCGTCTTTCTCAGCCAGCTCTGAGGGGACCCGC
ATCAAGAAAATCTCCATCGAAGGGAACATCGCTGCAGGGAAGTCAACATTTGTGAATATC
CTTAAACAATTGTGTGAAGATTGGGAAGTGGTTCCTGAACCTGTTGCCAGATGGTGCAAT
GTTCAAAGTACTCAAGATGAATTTGAGGAACTTACAATGTCTCAGAAAAATGGTGGGAAT
GTTCTTCAGATGATGTATGAGAAACCTGAACGATGGTCTTTTACCTTCCAAACATATGCC
TGTCTCAGTCGAATAAGAGCTCAGCTTGCCTCTCTGAATGGCAAGCTCAAAGATGCAGAG
AAACCTGTATTATTTTTTGAACGATCTGTGTATAGTGACAGGTATATTTTTGCATCTAAT
TTGTATGAATCTGAATGCATGAATGAGACAGAGTGGACAATTTATCAAGACTGGCATGAC
TGGATGAATAACCAATTTGGCCAAAGCCTTGAATTGGATGGAATCATTTATCTTCAAGCC
ACTCCAGAGACATGCTTACATAGAATATATTTACGGGGAAGAAATGAAGAGCAAGGCATT
CCTCTTGAATATTTAGAGAAGCTTCATTATAAACATGAAAGCTGGCTCCTGCATAGGACA
CTGAAAACCAACTTCGATTATCTTCAAGAGGTGCCTATCTTAACACTGGATGTTAATGAA
GACTTTAAAGACAAATATGAAAGTCTGGTTGAAAAGGTCAAAGAGTTTTTGAGTACTTTG
TGA
GenBank Gene IDM60527
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDDCK
HGNC IDHGNC:2704
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q13.3-q21.1
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