{"symbol":"CHKA","synonyms":["EK","CKI","CK","CHK"],"name":"choline kinase alpha","description":"The major pathway for the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine occurs via the CDP-choline pathway. The protein encoded by this gene is the initial enzyme in the sequence and may play a regulatory role. The encoded protein also catalyzes the phosphorylation of ethanolamine. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":1119,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/1119","proteins":[{"symbol":"CHKA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CHKA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}