Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 56848
Gene name Sphingosine kinase 2
Gene symbol SPHK2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SK 2SK-2SPK 2SPK-2
Chromosome 19
Chromosome location 19q13.33
Summary This gene encodes one of two sphingosine kinase isozymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of sphingosine into sphingosine 1-phosphate. Sphingosine 1-phosphate mediates many cellular processes including migration, proliferation and apoptosis, and also pla
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT045673 hsa-miR-149-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT755431 hsa-miR-137 Luciferase reporter assayWestern blottingqRT-PCR 37533491
MIRT755431 hsa-miR-137 Luciferase reporter assayWestern blottingqRT-PCR 37533491
MIRT1383900 hsa-miR-1193 CLIP-seq
MIRT1383901 hsa-miR-1343 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000786 Component Nucleosome IDA 19729656
GO:0001568 Process Blood vessel development IEA
GO:0001727 Function Lipid kinase activity TAS
GO:0002720 Process Positive regulation of cytokine production involved in immune response IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607092 18859 ENSG00000063176
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NRA0
Protein name Sphingosine kinase 2 (SK 2) (SPK 2) (EC 2.7.1.91)
Protein function Catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine-1-phosphate (SPP), a lipid mediator with both intra- and extracellular functions. Also acts on D-erythro-dihydrosphingosine, D-erythro-sphingosine and L-threo-dihydrosphingosine. B
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00781 DAGK_cat 182 321 Diacylglycerol kinase catalytic domain Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Mainly expressed in adult kidney, liver, and brain (PubMed:10751414). Expressed in cerebral cortex and hippocampus (at protein level) (PubMed:29615132). Isoform 1 is the predominant form expressed in most tissues (PubMed:16103110). {EC
Sequence
MNGHLEAEEQQDQRPDQELTGSWGHGPRSTLVRAKAMAPPPPPLAASTPLLHGEFGSYPA
RGPRFALTLTSQALHIQRLRPKPEARPRGGLVPLAEVSGCCTLRSRSPSDSAAYFCIYTY
PRGRRGARRRATRTFRADGAATYEENRAEAQRWATALTCLLRGLPLPGDGEITPDLLPRP
PRLLLLVNPFGGRGLAWQWCKNHVLPMISEAGLSFNLIQTERQNHARELVQGLSLSEWDG
IVTVSGDGLLHEVLNGLLDRPDWEEAVKMPVGILPCGSGNALAGAVNQHGGFEPALGLDL
LLNCSLLLCRGGGHPLDLLSV
TLASGSRCFSFLSVAWGFVSDVDIQSERFRALGSARFTL
GTVLGLATLHTYRGRLSYLPATVEPASPTPAHSLPRAKSELTLTPDPAPPMAHSPLHRSV
SDLPLPLPQPALASPGSPEPLPILSLNGGGPELAGDWGGAGDAPLSPDPLLSSPPGSPKA
ALHSPVSEGAPVIPPSSGLPLPTPDARVGASTCGPPDHLLPPLGTPLPPDWVTLEGDFVL
MLAISPSHLGADLVAAPHARFDDGLVHLCWVRSGISRAALLRLFLAMERGSHFSLGCPQL
GYAAARAFRLEPLTPRGVLTVDGEQVEYGPLQAQMHPGIGTLLTGPPGCPGREP
Sequence length 654
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Sphingolipid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Calcium signaling pathway
Sphingolipid signaling pathway
Phospholipase D signaling pathway
Efferocytosis
VEGF signaling pathway
Apelin signaling pathway
Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis
Tuberculosis
  Sphingolipid de novo biosynthesis
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
EBV-positive nodal T- and NK-cell lymphoma Likely benign rs2513891891 RCV004557965
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Alzheimer Disease Associate 29615132
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 29576321
Breast Neoplasms Associate 15951439, 17311928, 20335228, 24422628, 24486401, 30423315
Carcinogenesis Associate 27588496
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 29321083
Carcinoma Merkel Cell Associate 30399362
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 23918304, 26054751, 26628299, 40007122
Carcinoma Ovarian Epithelial Associate 32796926
Cell Transformation Neoplastic Associate 23112854
Chondrosarcoma Associate 31809267