Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
PDB rendering based on 1khb.
Identifiers
SymbolPEPCK
PfamPF00821
InterProIPR008209
PROSITEPDOC00421
SCOP21khf / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary
PDB1khb​, 1khe​, 1khf​, 1khg​, 1m51​, 1nhx​, 2gmv
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (soluble)
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP, cytosolic) monomer, Human
Identifiers
SymbolPCK1
Alt. symbolsPEPCK-C
NCBI gene5105
HGNC8724
OMIM261680
RefSeqNM_002591
Other data
EC number4.1.1.32
LocusChr. 20 q13.31
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 2 (mitochondrial)
Identifiers
SymbolPCK2
Alt. symbolsPEPCK-M, PEPCK2
NCBI gene5106
HGNC8725
OMIM261650
RefSeqNM_001018073
Other data
EC number4.1.1.32
LocusChr. 14 q12

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (EC 4.1.1.32, PEPCK) is an enzyme in the lyase family used in the metabolic pathway of gluconeogenesis. It converts oxaloacetate into phosphoenolpyruvate and carbon dioxide.[1][2][3]

It is found in two forms, cytosolic and mitochondrial.

  1. ^ Méndez-Lucas A, Hyroššová P, Novellasdemunt L, Viñals F, Perales JC (August 2014). "Mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK-M) is a pro-survival, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response gene involved in tumor cell adaptation to nutrient availability". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289 (32): 22090–102. doi:10.1074/jbc.M114.566927. PMC 4139223. PMID 24973213.
  2. ^ Méndez-Lucas A, Duarte JA, Sunny NE, Satapati S, He T, Fu X, et al. (July 2013). "PEPCK-M expression in mouse liver potentiates, not replaces, PEPCK-C mediated gluconeogenesis". Journal of Hepatology. 59 (1): 105–13. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2013.02.020. PMC 3910155. PMID 23466304.
  3. ^ Chakravarty K, Cassuto H, Reshef L, Hanson RW (2005). "Factors that control the tissue-specific transcription of the gene for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase-C". Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 40 (3): 129–54. doi:10.1080/10409230590935479. PMID 15917397. S2CID 633399.