Function
Catalyzes the phosphorylation of the dietary vitamin B6 vitamers pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxine (PN) and pyridoxamine (PM) to form pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), pyridoxine 5'-phosphate (PNP) and pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate (PMP), respectively (Probable). PLP is the active form of vitamin B6, and acts as a cofactor for over 140 different enzymatic reactions.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Cytoplasm, cytosol
Tissue Specificity: In adult testis and spermatozoa
Disease Association: Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, 6C, with optic atrophy (HMSN6C) : An autosomal recessive neurologic disorder characterized by childhood onset of axonal, sensorimotor polyneuropathy affecting mainly the lower limbs, and adult-onset optic atrophy. Clinical features include progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy, significant standing and walking difficulties, areflexia, neurogenic pain and progressive visual impairment. [The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry]
Pathway: Cofactor metabolism; pyridoxal 5'-phosphate salvage; pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate from pyridoxamine: step 1/1
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Pyridoxal kinase (PDXK) is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 1-312aa, with N-terminal GST-tagged tag, molecular weight 62.1kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications. Explore more Kinase proteins →
