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Molecular analysis of a novel Drosophila diacylglycerol kinase, DGKepsilon.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 23 Apr 2001
Frolov M V, Benevolenskaya E V, Birchler J A
Abstract excerpt
Diacylglycerol kinase plays a central role in the metabolism of diacylglycerol by converting diacylglycerol into phosphatidic acid thus initiating resynthesis of phosphatidylinositols. Diacylglycerol is a known second messenger reversibly activating protein kinase C. In addition, diacylglycerol is a potential precursor for polyunsaturated fatty acids. We describe the identification and molecular analysis of a...
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