PIP4K2A wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human PIP4K2A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 10p12.2 and is approximately 178 kb in length. This allele, which encodes phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase type-2 alpha protein, is involved in the formation of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-biphosphate, the precursor to second messengers of phosphoinositide signal transduction pathways.

**Synonyms:** - PI5P4KA - PIP5K2A - PIP5KII-Alpha - PIP5KIIA - PIP5KIIalpha - PIPK - Phosphatidylinositol 5-Phosphate 4-Kinase, Alpha Gene - Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate 5-Kinase, Type II, Alpha Gene - Phosphatidylinositol-5-Phosphate 4-Kinase, Type II, Alpha wt Allele