Name[Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase isozyme 4, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 2.7.11.2
  • PDHK4
  • Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 4
Gene NamePDK4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017394|[Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase isozyme 4, mitochondrial
MKAARFVLRSAGSLNGAGLVPREVEHFSRYSPSPLSMKQLLDFGSENACERTSFAFLRQE
LPVRLANILKEIDILPTQLVNTSSVQLVKSWYIQSLMDLVEFHEKSPDDQKALSDFVDTL
IKVRNRHHNVVPTMAQGIIEYKDACTVDPVTNQNLQYFLDRFYMNRISTRMLMNQHILIF
SDSQTGNPSHIGSIDPNCDVVAVVQDAFECSRMLCDQYYLSSPELKLTQVNGKFPDQPIH
IVYVPSHLHHMLFELFKNAMRATVEHQENQPSLTPIEVIVVLGKEDLTIKISDRGGGVPL
RIIDRLFSYTYSTAPTPVMDNSRNAPLAGFGYGLPISRLYAKYFQGDLNLYSLSGYGTDA
IIYLKALSSESIEKLPVFNKSAFKHYQMSSEADDWCIPSREPKNLAKEVAM
Number of residues411
Molecular Weight46468.79
Theoretical pI6.65
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • protein kinase activity
  • pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) kinase activity
Processes
  • cellular metabolic process
  • regulation of cellular ketone metabolic process
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • protein phosphorylation
  • pyruvate metabolic process
  • regulation of acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate
  • response to starvation
  • positive regulation of defense response to virus by host
  • xenophagy
  • regulation of glucose metabolic process
  • cellular response to starvation
  • regulation of bone resorption
  • cellular response to fatty acid
  • regulation of pH
  • regulation of fatty acid oxidation
  • reactive oxygen species metabolic process
  • negative regulation of anoikis
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • glucose homeostasis
  • glucose metabolic process
  • regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionPyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) kinase activity
Specific FunctionKinase that plays a key role in regulation of glucose and fatty acid metabolism and homeostasis via phosphorylation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase subunits PDHA1 and PDHA2. This inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase activity, and thereby regulates metabolite flux through the tricarboxylic acid cycle, down-regulates aerobic respiration and inhibits the formation of acetyl-coenzyme A from pyruvate. Inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase decreases glucose utilization and increases fat metabolism in response to prolonged fasting and starvation. Plays an important role in maintaining normal blood glucose levels under starvation, and is involved in the insulin signaling cascade. Via its regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity, plays an important role in maintaining normal blood pH and in preventing the accumulation of ketone bodies under starvation. In the fed state, mediates cellular responses to glucose levels and to a high-fat diet. Regulates both fatty acid oxidation and de novo fatty acid biosynthesis. Plays a role in the generation of reactive oxygen species. Protects detached epithelial cells against anoikis. Plays a role in cell proliferation via its role in regulating carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID1399197
UniProtKB IDQ16654
UniProtKB Entry NamePDK4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017395|[Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase isozyme 4, mitochondrial (PDK4)
ATGAAGGCGGCCCGCTTCGTGCTGCGCAGCGCTGGCTCGCTCAACGGCGCCGGCCTGGTG
CCCCGAGAGGTGGAGCATTTCTCGCGCTACAGCCCGTCCCCGCTGTCCATGAAGCAGCTA
CTGGACTTTGGTTCAGAAAATGCATGTGAAAGAACTTCTTTTGCATTTTTGCGACAAGAA
TTGCCTGTGAGACTCGCCAACATTCTGAAGGAAATTGATATCCTCCCGACCCAATTAGTA
AATACCTCTTCAGTGCAATTGGTTAAAAGCTGGTATATACAGAGCCTGATGGATTTGGTG
GAATTCCATGAGAAAAGCCCAGATGACCAGAAAGCATTATCAGACTTTGTAGATACACTC
ATCAAAGTTCGAAATAGACACCATAATGTAGTCCCTACAATGGCACAAGGAATCATAGAG
TATAAAGATGCCTGTACAGTTGACCCAGTCACCAATCAAAATCTTCAATATTTCTTGGAT
CGATTTTACATGAACCGTATTTCTACTCGGATGCTGATGAACCAGCACATTCTTATATTT
AGTGACTCACAGACAGGAAACCCAAGCCACATTGGAAGCATTGATCCTAACTGTGATGTG
GTAGCAGTGGTCCAAGATGCCTTTGAGTGTTCAAGGATGCTCTGTGATCAGTATTATTTA
TCATCTCCAGAATTAAAGCTTACACAAGTGAATGGAAAATTTCCAGACCAACCAATTCAC
ATCGTGTATGTTCCTTCTCACCTCCATCATATGCTCTTTGAACTATTTAAGAATGCAATG
CGGGCAACAGTTGAACACCAGGAAAATCAGCCTTCCCTTACACCAATAGAGGTTATTGTT
GTCTTGGGAAAAGAAGACCTTACCATTAAGATTTCAGACAGAGGAGGTGGTGTTCCCCTG
AGAATTATTGACCGCCTCTTTAGTTATACATACTCCACTGCACCAACGCCTGTGATGGAT
AATTCCCGGAATGCTCCTTTGGCTGGTTTTGGTTACGGCTTGCCAATTTCTCGTCTGTAT
GCAAAGTACTTTCAAGGAGATCTGAATCTCTACTCTTTATCAGGATATGGAACAGATGCT
ATCATCTACTTAAAGGCTTTGTCTTCTGAGTCTATAGAAAAACTTCCAGTTTTTAACAAG
TCAGCCTTCAAACATTATCAGATGAGCTCTGAGGCTGATGACTGGTGTATCCCAAGCAGG
GAACCAAAGAACCTGGCAAAAGAAGTGGCCATGTGA
GenBank Gene IDU54617
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:8812
Chromosome Location7
Locus7q21.3
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