The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 alpha across different species:

phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2 alpha (PI4K2A), phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2 alpha (Pi4k2a), phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2 alpha (pi4k2a), similar to phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II (PI4K2A)

Other aliases include:

PI4KII, PIK42A, DKFZp761G1923, RP11-548K23.6, Pi4k2, MGC37783, MGC118011, Pi4KII, pi4kii, zgc:63646, wu:fc84f05, pi4kII alpha, pi4k2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 alpha:

phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2 alpha – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II (PI4KII) – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2-alpha – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II-like – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II-alpha – null – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II – PI4KII-alpha – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase II alpha – Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2-alpha – similar to phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II – phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type 2-alpha-like

Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 alpha fulfills a number of functions:

1-phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase activity – ATP binding – kinase activity – magnesium ion binding – nucleotide binding – protein binding – transferase activity – phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor – protein complex binding

Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 alpha is relevant to the following processes:

phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process – basophil degranulation

Locations for Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 alpha:

cytoplasm – integral to plasma membrane – membrane – membrane raft – early endosome membrane – exocytic vesicle – microsome – perikaryon – plasma membrane – protein complex – synaptic vesicle membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology