Dolichyl monophosphate is an essential [[glycosyl]] carrier lipid for C- and O-[[glycosylation#C-mannosylation|mannosylation]] and N-[[glycosylation]] of proteins and for biosynthesis of [[glycosylphosphatidylinositol]] anchors in [[endoplasmic reticulum]] (ER). Dolichol kinase catalyzes [[cytidine triphosphate|CTP]]-mediated [[phosphorylation]] of [[dolichol]], the terminal step in de novo dolichyl monophosphate biosynthesis.<ref name="pmid12213788">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fernandez F, Shridas P, Jiang S, Aebi M, Waechter CJ | title = Expression and characterization of a human cDNA that complements the temperature-sensitive defect in dolichol kinase activity in the yeast sec59-1 mutant: the enzymatic phosphorylation of dolichol and diacylglycerol are catalyzed by separate CTP-mediated kinase activities in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | journal = Glycobiology | volume = 12 | issue = 9 | pages = 555–62 |date=September 2002 | pmid = 12213788 | doi = 10.1093/glycob/cwf068| url = | issn = }}</ref>
Dolichyl monophosphate is an essential [[glycosyl]] carrier lipid for C- and O-[[glycosylation#C-mannosylation|mannosylation]] and N-[[glycosylation]] of proteins and for biosynthesis of [[glycosylphosphatidylinositol]] anchors in [[endoplasmic reticulum]] (ER). Dolichol kinase catalyzes [[cytidine triphosphate|CTP]]-mediated [[phosphorylation]] of [[dolichol]], the terminal step in de novo dolichyl monophosphate biosynthesis.<ref name="pmid12213788">{{cite journal | vauthors = Fernandez F, Shridas P, Jiang S, Aebi M, Waechter CJ | title = Expression and characterization of a human cDNA that complements the temperature-sensitive defect in dolichol kinase activity in the yeast sec59-1 mutant: the enzymatic phosphorylation of dolichol and diacylglycerol are catalyzed by separate CTP-mediated kinase activities in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | journal = Glycobiology | volume = 12 | issue = 9 | pages = 555–62 |date=September 2002 | pmid = 12213788 | doi = 10.1093/glycob/cwf068| url = http://doc.rero.ch/record/296696/files/cwf068.pdf| issn = | type = Submitted manuscript }}</ref>
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, to be specific, those transferring phosphorus-containing groups (phosphotransferases) with an alcohol group as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is CTP:dolichol O-phosphotransferase. This enzyme is also called dolichol phosphokinase. This enzyme participates in N-glycan biosynthesis.
In humans dolichol kinase is encoded by the DOLKgene.[1][2][3]
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