CDIPT
Function
Catalyzes the biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) as well as PtdIns:inositol exchange reaction. May thus act to reduce an excessive cellular PtdIns content. The exchange activity is due to the reverse reaction of PtdIns synthase and is dependent on CMP, which is tightly bound to the enzyme.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the CDP-alcohol phosphatidyltransferase class-I family.
Tissue Specificity
Detected in placenta (at protein level). Widely expressed. Higher expression in adult liver and skeletal muscle, slightly lower levels seen in pancreas, kidney, lung, placenta, brain, heart, leukocyte, colon, small intestine, ovary, testis, prostate, thymus and spleen. In fetus, expressed in kidney, liver, lung and brain.
Cellular localization
- Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein
- Cell membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein
Alternative names
PIS, PIS1, CDIPT, CDP-diacylglycerol--inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase, Phosphatidylinositol synthase, PI synthase, PtdIns synthase