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Also known as DGK-alpha

Summary

DGKA (diacylglycerol kinase alpha, HGNC:2849) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 12q13.2, encoding Diacylglycerol kinase alpha (P23743). Diacylglycerol kinase that converts diacylglycerol/DAG into phosphatidic acid/phosphatidate/PA and regulates the respective levels of these two bioactive lipids.

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the eukaryotic diacylglycerol kinase family. It acts as a modulator that competes with protein kinase C for the second messenger diacylglycerol in intracellular signaling pathways. It also plays an important role in the resynthesis of phosphatidylinositols and phosphorylating diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene.

Source: NCBI Gene 1606 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 3
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 114 total
  • Regional missense constraint (gnomAD): 1 of 3 regions constrained (≈2% of expected missense variation)
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 17 tissues, sQTL in 24 (q < 0.05)
  • ChEMBL bioactivity: 1 clinical-phase molecule tested; no curated mechanism-of-action drug
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 1.00 (loss-of-function intolerant), LOEUF 0.42 (moderately constrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001345
  • Notable: 114 clinical variants but no curated precision-oncology (CIViC) evidence yet

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:2849
Approved symbolDGKA
Namediacylglycerol kinase alpha
Location12q13.2
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesDGK-alpha
Ensembl geneENSG00000065357
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM125855
Entrez1606

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 52 — 24 retained_intron, 18 protein_coding, 6 nonsense_mediated_decay, 4 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

MANE Select: ENST00000331886

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 6, TSL 2: 6, TSL 3: 8, TSL 4: 15, TSL 5: 14

ENST00000331886, ENST00000394147, ENST00000402956, ENST00000432422, ENST00000546878, ENST00000546895, ENST00000546995, ENST00000547015, ENST00000547324, ENST00000547358, ENST00000547535, ENST00000548047, ENST00000548378, ENST00000548407, ENST00000548479, ENST00000548491, ENST00000548549, ENST00000549079, ENST00000549085, ENST00000549097, ENST00000549323, ENST00000549368, ENST00000549629, ENST00000549986, ENST00000550115, ENST00000550484, ENST00000550888, ENST00000550957, ENST00000551156, ENST00000551296, ENST00000551585, ENST00000551615, ENST00000551707, ENST00000551739, ENST00000552335, ENST00000552478, ENST00000552652, ENST00000552687, ENST00000552903, ENST00000553084, ENST00000553783, ENST00000554434, ENST00000555025, ENST00000555090, ENST00000555218, ENST00000556001, ENST00000556344, ENST00000557080, ENST00000557180, ENST00000879156, ENST00001007838, ENST00001143538

RefSeq mRNA: 21 — MANE Select: NM_001345 NM_001345, NM_001351033, NM_001351034, NM_001351035, NM_001351036, NM_001351037, NM_001351038, NM_001351039, NM_001351040, NM_001413596, NM_001413597, NM_001413598, NM_001413599, NM_001413600, NM_001413601, NM_001413602, NM_001413603, NM_001413604, NM_201444, NM_201445, NM_201554

CCDS: CCDS8896

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000331886 — 24 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000012927205593116255931344
ENSE000023245655595368555954023
ENSE000034685105593701755937090
ENSE000034785365593891555938989
ENSE000034803275594089755940980
ENSE000034881805595304055953160
ENSE000034900635595335055953410
ENSE000034946865594217455942263
ENSE000035006505593918655939305
ENSE000035099305594031455940433
ENSE000035319735595203555952099
ENSE000035406495594199855942083
ENSE000035865795595234155952431
ENSE000035905495594008255940170
ENSE000036021425594125255941325
ENSE000036072895593740855937543
ENSE000036136375595162355951783
ENSE000036412135594062455940722
ENSE000036554895593941555939529
ENSE000036598795594151055941584
ENSE000036718835595273455952932
ENSE000037859075593851155938560
ENSE000037876845593797855938052
ENSE000037984605593642355936567

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 264 present calls, max score 99.32.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 29.9528 / max 953.9898, expressed in 1760 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): lower esophagus mucosa, skin of abdomen, esophagus mucosa, skin of leg, granulocyte.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

DGKA is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 17 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 24 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

showing 20 of 41 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubicsqtl1.1e-40-0.8012:55941323:A:G
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legsqtl7.0e-33-0.7012:55915071:C:T
Esophagus Mucosasqtl1.7e-24+0.6212:55879225:T:G
Nerve Tibialeqtl4.7e-17-0.2912:55935753:C:T
Whole Bloodsqtl2.0e-15-0.4912:55873729:A:T
Lungsqtl3.1e-11-0.6012:55952024:G:A
Brain Cerebellar Hemisphereeqtl4.5e-11+0.3912:55880211:G:A
Brain Cerebellumeqtl2.2e-09+0.4212:55890222:T:C
Artery Tibialeqtl3.8e-09-0.4212:55923804:G:A
Artery Aortasqtl2.9e-07-0.5812:55909972:G:A
Artery Tibialsqtl7.6e-07-0.4212:55941323:A:G
Spleensqtl1.6e-06-0.9712:55952024:G:A
Adipose Subcutaneoussqtl7.3e-06-0.4012:55918259:G:A
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl1.3e-05-0.1012:55863919:C:CA
Nerve Tibialsqtl1.3e-05-0.5812:55952024:G:A
Cells Cultured fibroblastssqtl1.5e-05-0.4912:55918259:G:A
Whole Bloodeqtl1.5e-05-0.2512:55923804:G:A
Cells EBV-transformed lymphocytessqtl3.6e-05-0.5512:55862478:T:C
Colon Transversesqtl5.6e-05-0.4412:55915071:C:T
Brain Cerebellar Hemispheresqtl5.6e-05-0.6312:55952024:G:A

FANTOM5 promoters

9 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
12600314.83071727
12600013.68341035
1260070.5517263
1260060.5375256
1260010.128158
1259990.112553
1260040.047520
1260050.046117
1260020.01528

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 290 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583499.32gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141698.46gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246998.44gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151198.32gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009498.20gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345497.57gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210696.97gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002996.94gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499196.91gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183096.88gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538696.84gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001496.69gold quality
small intestineUBERON:000210896.52gold quality
tonsilUBERON:000237296.48gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372996.00gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105295.92gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234595.73gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115795.71gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115495.62gold quality
jejunal mucosaUBERON:000039995.60gold quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104495.50gold quality
thymusUBERON:000237095.48gold quality
ileal mucosaUBERON:000033195.34gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149695.34gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151595.29gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099695.28gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104395.21gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211494.88gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224994.83gold quality
bloodUBERON:000017894.82gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216794.72gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209294.69gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211094.52gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039794.24gold quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426294.11gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115093.97gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130393.96gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162593.82gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225593.52gold quality
caecumUBERON:000115393.27gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489093.23gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045893.11gold quality
oral cavityUBERON:000016793.07gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211892.96gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119992.92gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016092.87gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281092.79gold quality
upper arm skinUBERON:000426392.78gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224592.74gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212992.71gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985392.71gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073892.41gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162692.41gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132392.26gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895292.23gold quality
colonUBERON:000115592.09gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211992.07gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084291.96gold quality
monocyteCL:000057691.87gold quality
large intestineUBERON:000005991.85gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094791.84gold quality
esophagus squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692091.58gold quality
epithelium of esophagusUBERON:000197691.54gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116191.53gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584191.53gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347391.51gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583391.48gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041491.46gold quality
urinary bladderUBERON:000125591.41gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235891.40gold quality
tongue squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691991.39gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162191.38gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548891.12gold quality
prostate glandUBERON:000236791.11gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233690.92gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580590.90gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203790.84gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894890.80gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188290.78gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983590.64gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302790.63gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126490.40gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582590.22gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780890.18gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582790.03gold quality
skin of hipUBERON:000155490.00gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123389.99gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183189.98gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237189.95gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123489.88gold quality
stomachUBERON:000094589.84gold quality
sigmoid colonUBERON:000115989.78gold quality
nasal cavity epitheliumUBERON:000538489.71gold quality
gingivaUBERON:000182889.48gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225089.41gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761089.41gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219689.33gold quality
gingival epitheliumUBERON:000194989.22gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236989.17gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111989.10gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-CURD-122yes32.98
E-ANND-3no0.00

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enhanced

showing 60 of 79 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Thymustissue184.5
Tonsiltissue95.4high
Lymph nodetissue89.0medium
Skin 1tissue79.7medium
Esophagustissue53.0medium
Duodenumtissue48.0medium
Appendixtissue47.1low
Small intestinetissue38.2medium
Spleentissue36.8high
Vaginatissue36.5medium
Bone marrowtissue30.0low
Urinary bladdertissue26.5medium
Rectumtissue25.3low
Colontissue23.9low
Salivary glandtissue18.9medium
Nucleus accumbenstissue18.9
Spinal cordtissue17.3
Cerebellumtissue17.2medium
Cerebral cortextissue15.7medium
Somatosensory cortextissue15.7
Substantia nigratissue15.6
Prefrontal cortextissue15.1
Gallbladdertissue14.8medium
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue14.4
Occipital cortextissue14.3
Placentatissue14.0medium
Temporal cortextissue14.0
Retrosplenial cortextissue13.6
Insular cortextissue13.6
Motor cortextissue13.5
Smooth muscletissue13.2medium
Choroid plexustissue13.2
Hippocampal formationtissue13.0
Entorhinal cortextissue13.0
Medulla oblongatatissue12.9
Pancreastissue12.3low
Midbraintissue12.1
Prostatetissue11.9not detected
Ventral forebraintissue11.8
Corpus callosumtissue11.7
Stomach 1tissue11.6medium
Testistissue11.5medium
Amygdalatissue11.5
Parathyroid glandtissue11.2medium
Ponstissue11.1
Basal gangliatissue11.0low
Thalamustissue10.8
Septumtissue10.7
Superior colliculitissue10.6
Olfactory bulbtissue10.5
Hippocampustissue10.4medium
Postcentral gyrustissue10.2
Adipose tissuetissue9.7not detected
Lungtissue9.7medium
Epididymistissue9.4not detected
Hypothalamustissue9.4
Cervixtissue9.2not detected
Putamentissue9.1
Periaqueductal graytissue9.1
Seminal vesicletissue9.0

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 192; highest nTPM — Blood vessel (24.6), Ventral spinal cord (17.3), Temporal pole (16.4), Dorsal spinal cord (14.9), Caudate nucleus (14.6).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): FOXO1, FOXO3

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting DGKA by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 36 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-200B-3P100.0073.312693
HSA-MIR-200C-3P100.0073.352685
HSA-MIR-429100.0073.442698
HSA-MIR-6867-5P100.0082.213464
HSA-MIR-4455100.0065.481587
HSA-MIR-182799.6368.573265
HSA-MIR-613499.6365.681537
HSA-MIR-892A99.5468.161141
HSA-MIR-1207-5P99.4969.112983
HSA-MIR-29799.4069.581418
HSA-MIR-431899.3866.941505
HSA-MIR-892C-5P99.1670.562116
HSA-MIR-3688-5P99.1269.671091
HSA-MIR-4763-3P99.1067.832649
HSA-MIR-6868-5P99.0665.691284
HSA-MIR-426098.7865.37848
HSA-MIR-557298.5565.84970
HSA-MIR-4722-5P98.4666.341611
HSA-MIR-6804-5P98.3965.771084
HSA-MIR-4664-5P98.1765.071020
HSA-MIR-891A-3P98.0567.99970
HSA-MIR-444398.0266.251928
HSA-MIR-6819-5P97.9666.591071
HSA-MIR-473697.9665.891287
HSA-MIR-450A-2-3P97.9167.561459
HSA-MIR-7113-5P97.8867.331735
HSA-MIR-6737-5P97.7566.541044
HSA-MIR-4433A-3P97.7562.821435
HSA-MIR-4733-5P97.7567.44866
HSA-MIR-6783-5P97.6767.211528

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 1, LOEUF 0.419, missense Z 3.55 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD)

ENST00000331886 splits into 3 regions with different missense tolerance; 1 is missense-constrained (≈2% of the expected missense variation). Missense variants in a constrained region (low observed/expected) are more likely to be pathogenic. gnomAD

Region (GRCh38)Missense obs / expo/eConstrained
12:55,936,504–55,952,096504 / 681.20.74no
12:55,952,097–55,952,3883 / 20.40.15yes (p 1.2e-04)
12:55,952,389–55,953,765158 / 213.40.74no

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 36)

  • Defects in both polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) transendothelial migration and PMN diacylglycerol kinase alpha signaling are implicated as disordered functions in subjects with localized aggressive periodontitis. (PMID:14734770)
  • PPARgamma agonists upregulate DGKalpha production.This suppresses the diacylglycerol/protein-kinase-C signaling pathway. (PMID:15117825)
  • DGKalpha is crucial for the control of cell activation and also for the regulation of the secretion of lethal exosomes, which in turn controls cell death. (PMID:15870081)
  • ALK-mediated alphaDGK activation is dependent on p60src tyrosine kinase, with which alphaDGK forms a complex; alphaDGK activation is involved in the control of ALK-mediated mitogenic properties. (PMID:15928040)
  • These results strongly suggest that DGKalpha is a novel positive regulator of NF-kappaB, which suppresses TNF-alpha-induced melanoma cell apoptosis. (PMID:17276726)
  • diacylglycerol kinase alpha-conserved domains have a role in membrane targeting in intact T cells (PMID:17911109)
  • 2,3-dioleoylglycerol binds to a site on the alpha and zeta isoforms of diacylglycerol kinase that is exposed as a consequence of the substrate binding to the active site. (PMID:18004883)
  • Lck-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of diacylglycerol kinase alpha regulates its membrane association in T cells.( (PMID:18424699)
  • These results strongly suggest that DGKalpha positively regulates TNF-alpha-dependent NF-kappaB activation via the PKCzeta-mediated Ser311 phosphorylation of p65/RelA. (PMID:19751727)
  • Diacylglycerol kinase alpha is a key regulator of the polarised secretion of exosomes. (PMID:21252909)
  • findings further suggest that DGL-alpha and -beta may regulate neurite outgrowth by engaging temporally and spatially distinct molecular pathways (PMID:21493725)
  • SAP-mediated inhibition of DGKalpha sustains diacylglycerol signaling, thereby regulating T cell activation (PMID:22048771)
  • Antigen-specific CD8-positive T cells from DGKalpha-deficient transgenic mice show enhanced expansion and increased cytokine production after lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection, yet DGK-deficient memory CD8+ T cells exhibit impaired expansion. (PMID:22271650)
  • DGKalpha is involved in hepatocellular carcinoma progression by activation of the MAPK pathway. (PMID:22425622)
  • DGK-alpha was more highly expressed in CD8-tumor-infiltrating T cellscompared with that in CD8non-tumor kidney-infiltrating lymphocytes. (PMID:22573804)
  • High diacylglycerol kinase alpha expression is associated with glioblastoma. (PMID:24158111)
  • These data indicates the existence of a SDF-1alpha induced DGKalpha - atypical PKC - beta1 integrin signaling pathway, which is essential for matrix invasion of carcinoma cells. (PMID:24887021)
  • DGKalpha generates phosphatidic acid to drive its own recruitment to tubular recycling endosomes via its interaction with MICAL-L1 (PMID:25248744)
  • Redundant and specialized roles for diacylglycerol kinases alpha and zeta in the control of T cell functions. (PMID:25921290)
  • An abandoned compound that also inhibits serotonin receptors may have more translational potential as a DGKa inhibitor, but more potent and specific DGKa inhibitors are sorely needed (PMID:26420856)
  • Decreased DNA methylation at this enhancer enables recruitment of the profibrotic transcription factor early growth response 1 (EGR1) and facilitates radiation-induced DGKA transcription in cells from patients later developing fibrosis. (PMID:26964756)
  • LIPFDGKA might serve as a potential possible biomarkers for diagnosis of gastric cancer, and their downregulation may bring new perspective into the investigation of gastric cancer prognosis (PMID:27498782)
  • Diacylglycerol kinases alpha and zeta are up-regulated in cancer in cancer, and contribute towards tumor immune evasion and T cells clonal anergy. (Review) (PMID:27697466)
  • DGKalpha isoform is highly expressed in the nuclei of human erythroleukemia cell line K562, and its nuclear activity drives K562 cells through the G1/S transition during cell cycle progression. (PMID:27731506)
  • This novel study demonstrates efficient ablation of diacylglycerol kinase in human CAR-T cells that leads to improved antitumor immunity and may have significant impact in human cancer immunotherapy (PMID:29967261)
  • This study presents the first crystal structure of EF-hand domains of diacylglycerol kinase alpha in its Ca(2+) bound form and characterize Ca(2+) -induced conformational changes, which likely regulates intra-molecular interactions. (PMID:30653270)
  • Upon neutrophil stimulation, DGK-alpha activation is necessary for migration and a productive response. This paper focuses on the role of DGK-alpha in obstructive respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but also rare genetic diseases such as alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. [review] (PMID:31766109)
  • DGKA Provides Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Through Activation of c-JUN-WEE1 Signaling. (PMID:32341033)
  • Diacylglycerol kinases regulate TRPV1 channel activity. (PMID:32345612)
  • DGKA Mediates Resistance to PD-1 Blockade. (PMID:33608256)
  • Diacylglycerol Kinase Inhibition Reduces Airway Contraction by Negative Feedback Regulation of Gq-Signaling. (PMID:34293268)
  • DGKA interacts with SRC/FAK to promote the metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer. (PMID:35131384)
  • Targeting diacylglycerol kinase alpha impairs lung tumorigenesis by inhibiting cyclin D3. (PMID:36965165)
  • Multiomics analysis reveals metabolic subtypes and identifies diacylglycerol kinase alpha (DGKA) as a potential therapeutic target for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. (PMID:38143235)
  • Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM)-secreted CCL22 confers cisplatin resistance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cells via regulating the activity of diacylglycerol kinase alpha (DGKalpha)/NOX4 axis. (PMID:38387281)
  • Diacylglycerol kinase alpha is a proliferation marker of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma associated with the prognosis. (PMID:38716625)

Cross-species orthologs

8 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriodgkaaENSDARG00000060626
danio_reriodgkabENSDARG00000098175
mus_musculusDgkaENSMUSG00000025357
rattus_norvegicusDgkaENSRNOG00000022943
drosophila_melanogasterCG34384FBGN0085413
drosophila_melanogasterrdgAFBGN0261549
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00006483
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00019428

Paralogs (9): DGKG (ENSG00000058866), DGKD (ENSG00000077044), DGKH (ENSG00000102780), DGKB (ENSG00000136267), DGKQ (ENSG00000145214), DGKZ (ENSG00000149091), DGKE (ENSG00000153933), DGKI (ENSG00000157680), DGKK (ENSG00000274588)

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:102952) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 3 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
abnormal lymphocyte anergy1
increased T cell number1
increased interleukin-2 secretion1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Drosophila sechelliaB4I4Y198.1%Diamond
Drosophila simulansB4R0A598.1%Diamond
Drosophila yakubaB4PRE297.6%Diamond
Bos taurusA0JN5497.1%Diamond
Drosophila erectaB3NYS497.1%Diamond
Sus scrofaP2019297.1%Diamond
Drosophila ananassaeB3LXF290.2%Diamond
Drosophila grimshawiB4JHJ787.6%Diamond
Drosophila mojavensisB4K6T887.6%Diamond
Debaryomyces hansenii CBS767Q6BWS878.2%Diamond
Arabidopsis thalianaQ3901751.5%Diamond
Dictyostelium discoideumP3412547.6%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
RAB5Bprotein-coding5869
PMELprotein-coding6490
SUOXprotein-coding6821
PYM1protein-coding84305
CDK2protein-coding1017

Protein

Protein identifiers

Diacylglycerol kinase alpha — P23743 (reviewed: P23743)

Alternative names: 80 kDa diacylglycerol kinase, Diglyceride kinase alpha

All UniProt accessions (12): C9JM35, P23743, F8VNZ9, F8VWX8, F8W1H7, F8W1M3, G3V312, G3V327, G3V4E1, G3V4I3, H0YJE7, H0YJH4

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Diacylglycerol kinase that converts diacylglycerol/DAG into phosphatidic acid/phosphatidate/PA and regulates the respective levels of these two bioactive lipids. Thereby, acts as a central switch between the signaling pathways activated by these second messengers with different cellular targets and opposite effects in numerous biological processes. Also plays an important role in the biosynthesis of complex lipids. Can also phosphorylate 1-alkyl-2-acylglycerol in vitro as efficiently as diacylglycerol provided it contains an arachidonoyl group. Also involved in the production of alkyl-lysophosphatidic acid, another bioactive lipid, through the phosphorylation of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl glycerol.

Subunit / interactions. Monomer.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Cytosol.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in lymphocytes.

Activity regulation. Stimulated by calcium and phosphatidylserine.

Pathway. Lipid metabolism; glycerolipid metabolism.

Miscellaneous. May be produced at very low levels due to a premature stop codon in the mRNA, leading to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay.

Similarity. Belongs to the eukaryotic diacylglycerol kinase family.

Isoforms (3)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
P23743-11yes
P23743-22
P23743-33

RefSeq proteins (21): NP_001336, NP_001337962, NP_001337963, NP_001337964, NP_001337965, NP_001337966, NP_001337967, NP_001337968, NP_001337969, NP_001400525, NP_001400526, NP_001400527, NP_001400528, NP_001400529, NP_001400530, NP_001400531, NP_001400532, NP_001400533, NP_958852, NP_958853, NP_963848 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000756Diacylglycerol_kin_accessoryDomain
IPR001206Diacylglycerol_kinase_cat_domDomain
IPR002048EF_hand_domDomain
IPR002219PKC_DAG/PEDomain
IPR011992EF-hand-dom_pairHomologous_superfamily
IPR016064NAD/diacylglycerol_kinase_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR017438ATP-NAD_kinase_NHomologous_superfamily
IPR018247EF_Hand_1_Ca_BSBinding_site
IPR029477DAG_kinase_typeI_NDomain
IPR037607DGKFamily
IPR038199DGK_typeI_N_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR046349C1-like_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR047469C1_DGKalpha_rpt2Domain

Pfam: PF00130, PF00609, PF00781, PF14513

Enzyme classification (BRENDA)

  • EC 2.7.1.107 — diacylglycerol kinase (ATP) (BRENDA: 27 organisms, 171 substrates, 108 inhibitors, 81 Km, 16 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

16 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 15. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
ATP0.05–4.846
GTP0.03–8.75
DIOLEIN0.05–0.083
1,2-DIARACHIDONOYL-GLYCEROL0.09–0.142
1-STEAROYL-2-ARACHIDONOYL-SN-GLYCEROL0.07–0.092
SN-1,2-DIOLEOYLGLYCEROL0.1–0.1252
1,2-DIACYL-SN-GLYCEROL0.251
1,2-DIOLEIN0.451
1,2-DIOLEOYL-SN-GLYCEROL0.1251
2’-DEOXY-ATP4.21
ADP11
CERAMIDE0.231
DIOLEOYLGLYCEROL0.91
ITP5.91
1-STEAROYL-2-LINOLEOYL-SN-GLYCEROL—0

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea)

  • a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:10272)
  • a 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = a 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:16937)
  • 1-octadecanoyl-2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-octadecanoyl-2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:40323)
  • 1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:40327)
  • 1-O-hexadecyl-2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-O-hexadecyl-2-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:40403)
  • 1-O-hexadecyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-O-hexadecyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:40407)
  • 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:41672)
  • 1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:41676)
  • 1-hexadecanoyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-hexadecanoyl-2-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:43416)
  • 1,2-didecanoyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1,2-didecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:43428)
  • 1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:44072)
  • 1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:63324)

UniProt features (43 total): helix 11, binding site 9, sequence conflict 6, splice variant 4, domain 3, mutagenesis site 2, strand 2, zinc finger region 2, chain 1, modified residue 1, sequence variant 1, turn 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

2 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
6IIECrystal structure of human diacylglycerol kinase alpha EF-hand domains bound to Ca2+X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.14
1TUZNMR Structure of the Diacylglycerol kinase alpha, NESGC target HR532SOLUTION NMR

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P23743-F182.510.45

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Enzymes, ENZYME proteins, Transferases, Metabolic proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): vesicles; mitochondria; nucleoplasm

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH approved · IF approved

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (9)

PositionRole
168Ca(2+)
170Ca(2+)
172Ca(2+)
174Ca(2+)
179Ca(2+)
123Ca(2+)
125Ca(2+)
127Ca(2+)
134Ca(2+)

Post-translational modifications (1)

TypePositions
N6-acetyllysine484

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (2)

PositionPhenotype
134binds calcium but with decreased affinity.
179loss of calcium-binding.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 curated (TAS) of 7; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

7 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-114508Effects of PIP2 hydrolysiscurated
R-HSA-416476G alpha (q) signalling events—
R-HSA-388396GPCR downstream signalling—
R-HSA-109582Hemostasis—
R-HSA-76002Platelet activation, signaling and aggregation—
R-HSA-162582Signal Transduction—
R-HSA-372790Signaling by GPCR—

MSigDB gene sets: 385 (showing top): GOBP_LIPID_MODIFICATION, GOBP_PHOSPHOLIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, JAEGER_METASTASIS_DN, REACTOME_PLATELET_ACTIVATION_SIGNALING_AND_AGGREGATION, GOBP_PLATELET_ACTIVATION, MODULE_45, AREB6_03, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_UP, GRAESSMANN_RESPONSE_TO_MC_AND_DOXORUBICIN_UP, LINDGREN_BLADDER_CANCER_CLUSTER_3_DN, GOBP_ORGANOPHOSPHATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_ORGANOPHOSPHATE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS, GOBP_PHOSPHOLIPID_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS, GOBP_GLYCEROLIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_WOUND_HEALING

GO Biological Process (9): phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process (GO:0006654), phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway (GO:0007200), platelet activation (GO:0030168), intracellular signal transduction (GO:0035556), diacylglycerol metabolic process (GO:0046339), glycerolipid metabolic process (GO:0046486), lipid phosphorylation (GO:0046834), lipid metabolic process (GO:0006629), signal transduction (GO:0007165)

GO Molecular Function (11): ATP-dependent diacylglycerol kinase activity (GO:0004143), calcium ion binding (GO:0005509), ATP binding (GO:0005524), phospholipid binding (GO:0005543), zinc ion binding (GO:0008270), lipid binding (GO:0008289), kinase activity (GO:0016301), alkylglycerol kinase activity (GO:0047649), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), transferase activity (GO:0016740), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)

GO Cellular Component (3): cytosol (GO:0005829), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), membrane (GO:0016020)

Reactome top-level categories

6 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
G alpha (q) signalling events1
Platelet activation, signaling and aggregation1
Signal Transduction1
Signaling by GPCR1
GPCR downstream signalling1
Hemostasis1

GO top-level categories

37 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor2
cellular anatomical structure2
phosphatidic acid metabolic process1
glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process1
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway1
phospholipase C activator activity1
cell activation1
blood coagulation1
intracellular anatomical structure1
signal transduction1
acylglycerol metabolic process1
lipid metabolic process1
phosphorylation1
lipid modification1
primary metabolic process1
cell communication1
cellular process1
signaling1
regulation of cellular process1
cellular response to stimulus1
lipid kinase activity1
metal ion binding1
adenyl ribonucleotide binding1
purine ribonucleoside triphosphate binding1
anion binding1
lipid binding1
transition metal ion binding1
binding1
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups1
kinase activity1
nucleoside phosphate binding1
heterocyclic compound binding1
catalytic activity1
cation binding1
cytoplasm1
membrane1
cell periphery1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 9 of 23 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

9 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
diacylglycerol metabolic processBPdirect assay
glycerolipid metabolic processBPdirect assay
lipid phosphorylationBPdirect assay
phosphatidic acid biosynthetic processBPdirect assay
cytosolCCdirect assay
membraneCChigh-throughput assay
ATP-dependent diacylglycerol kinase activityMFdirect assay
kinase activityMFdirect assay
lipid bindingMFdirect assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 792 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
DGKACERKQ8TCT0767
DGKARASGRP1O95267748
DGKAPFKMP08237726
DGKASPHK1Q9NYA1707
DGKASPHK2Q9NRA0559
DGKAPLEK2Q9NYT0529
DGKAPLEKP08567504
DGKAPFKPQ01813501
DGKAARRB1P49407479
DGKAATOSBQ7L5A3450
DGKAPLD2O14939427
DGKALMOD1P29536427
DGKAVAV1P15498421
DGKAARRB2P32121417
DGKAMBOAT2Q6ZWT7396

IntAct

Human interaction partners of DGKA in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

3 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
SRCassociation0.4602
DHRS4physical association0.4001
IL21proximity0.2701

BioGRID (17 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): CTTN (Cross-Linking-MS (XL-MS)), DHRS4 (Affinity Capture-MS), EGFR (Affinity Capture-MS), FKBP4 (Proximity Label-MS), FKBP5 (Proximity Label-MS), FUS (Affinity Capture-MS), IL21 (Co-localization), METTL21B (Affinity Capture-MS), ORC5 (Co-fractionation), OTUD3 (Cross-Linking-MS (XL-MS)), RNF123 (Affinity Capture-MS), RPL22L1 (Affinity Capture-MS), SMAD2 (Affinity Capture-MS), STX7 (Cross-Linking-MS (XL-MS)), TOPBP1 (Proximity Label-MS)

SIGNOR signaling

1 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
SRCup-regulatesDGKAphosphorylation

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for DGKA: 114 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 3 GWAS associations.

ClinVar

114 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance60
Likely benign8
Benign7

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 27 predictions of 2,183):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
12:55937011acceptor_gain1.0000
12:55939184acceptor_loss1.00003
12:55939244donor_gain1.0000
12:55939306–55939307donor_loss1.00005
12:55939413acceptor_loss1.00002
12:55939530–55939531donor_loss1.00002
12:55940622acceptor_loss1.00002
12:55940723–55940724donor_loss1.00005
12:55940957donor_gain1.0000
12:55941326–55941327donor_loss1.00005

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

Human Protein Atlas survival analysis — favorable = higher expression predicts better survival.

1 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Breast Invasive Carcinoma (validation)favorable0.0001

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:125855 | disease phenotypes:

GWAS associations

3 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST010002_69Refractive error6e-174
GCST001670_1Vitiligo8e-12
GCST004367_1Anorexia nervosa4e-9

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL4105787 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL4630754 (PROTEIN FAMILY)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

Phase ≥1, by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 4,811 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

1 molecules by phase:

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL267777RITANSERIN24,811

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: enzyme — Diacylglycerol kinases

Most potent curated ligand interactions (4 total), top 4:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
compound 16 [PMID: 40916365]Inhibition9.57pIC50
pasodacigibInhibition9.3pIC50
BMS-502Inhibition8.34pIC50
BMS-684Inhibition7.82pIC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

3670 measured of 4304 human assays (4305 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValuePatent
3-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-5-methyl-8-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.1 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
1-methyl-4-[4-methyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3,6-dicarbonitrileIC500.1 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-[2-hydroxyethyl(methyl)amino]-1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.1 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-chloro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.1 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-chloro-7-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-1,5-naphthyridin-2-oneIC500.12 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
6-chloro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)-1,5-naphthyridin-2-oneIC500.13 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
5-methyl-8-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-3-[(3R)-oxolan-3-yl]oxy-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.14 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
6-chloro-7-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-1,5-naphthyridin-2-oneIC500.15 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
6-chloro-7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-1,5-naphthyridin-2-oneIC500.19 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3,6-dicarbonitrileIC500.2 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-bromo-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.2 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-bromo-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-[(3R)-oxolan-3-yl]oxyquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.2 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-cyano-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.2 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.2 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.2 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
5-methyl-8-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-3-(oxolan-3-yloxy)-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.23 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5-methyl-8-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.27 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
1-methyl-2-oxo-4-[4-(4-propan-2-yloxyphenyl)piperidin-1-yl]quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-(methoxymethyl)-1-methyl-4-[4-methyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-bromo-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-cyano-1-methyl-4-[4-methyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-(3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl)-1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-chloro-7-methoxy-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-chloro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.3 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
3-(3-hydroxypropoxy)-5-methyl-8-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.31 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
3-(2-methoxyethoxy)-5-methyl-8-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.35 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
6-chloro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-1,5-naphthyridin-2-oneIC500.36 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
6-fluoro-1-methyl-4-[4-methyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.4 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
4-[4-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl]-6-fluoro-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.4 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-yloxy)quinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.4 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-chloro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxo-7-(oxolan-3-ylmethoxy)quinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.4 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-chloro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]quinolin-2-oneIC500.47 nMUS-20240051958: DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE (DGK) ALPHA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
4-[4-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-bromo-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.5 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
4-[4-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl]-6-fluoro-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.5 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-fluoro-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.5 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-[2-hydroxyethyl(methyl)amino]-1-methyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.5 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
1-methyl-4-[4-(2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.5 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
8-[(4R)-4-(3-cyclopropylphenoxy)-3-methylpiperidin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrileIC500.51 nMUS-11964973: Substituted bicyclic compounds useful as T cell activators
1-methyl-4-[4-methyl-4-(5-propan-2-yl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
4-[4-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-7-bromo-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
4-[4-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-6-bromo-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
4-[4-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl]-1,7-dimethyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-[(1-hydroxycyclopropyl)methoxy]-1-methyl-4-[4-methyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
4-[4-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl]-7-chloro-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamideIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
1-methyl-4-[4-(2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
6-bromo-4-[4-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-7-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-hydroxy-1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
7-(2-methoxyethylamino)-1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation
1,6-dimethyl-4-[4-(5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]-7-(oxetan-3-ylamino)-2-oxoquinoline-3-carbonitrileIC500.6 nMUS-11998539: Substituted aminoquinolones as DGKalpha inhibitors for immune activation

ChEMBL bioactivities

215 potent at pChembl≥5 of 229 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL6027746
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL5781357
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL5768187
8.30IC505nMCHEMBL5424446
8.30IC505nMCHEMBL5818523
8.15IC507nMCHEMBL5915983
8.02IC509.6nMCHEMBL4633304
8.00IC5010nMCHEMBL5919576
8.00IC5010nMCHEMBL5845562
7.85IC5014nMCHEMBL5849375
7.82IC5015nMCHEMBL5408449
7.80IC5016nMCHEMBL5767075
7.80IC5016nMCHEMBL5993135
7.80IC5016nMCHEMBL6012969
7.80IC5016nMCHEMBL6046889
7.66IC5022nMCHEMBL5788045
7.58IC5026nMCHEMBL4648848
7.58IC5026nMCHEMBL6053165
7.55IC5028nMCHEMBL4647083
7.55IC5028nMCHEMBL5904241
7.55IC5028nMCHEMBL5865642
7.54IC5029nMCHEMBL5999766
7.54IC5029nMCHEMBL5749461
7.54IC5029nMCHEMBL5798900
7.52IC5030nMCHEMBL5771377
7.52IC5030nMCHEMBL5918545
7.52IC5030nMCHEMBL5828074
7.52IC5030nMCHEMBL5846539
7.50IC5032nMCHEMBL5767075
7.50IC5032nMCHEMBL5919513
7.47IC5034nMCHEMBL5402920
7.47IC5034nMCHEMBL5758324
7.44IC5036nMCHEMBL5916345
7.43IC5037nMCHEMBL5793843
7.43IC5037nMCHEMBL5860953
7.42IC5038nMCHEMBL5907037
7.41IC5039nMCHEMBL4646970
7.41IC5039nMCHEMBL5816364
7.41IC5039nMCHEMBL5963493
7.40IC5040nMCHEMBL5868935
7.40IC5040nMCHEMBL5915810
7.37IC5043nMCHEMBL4645744
7.37IC5043nMCHEMBL5794331
7.35IC5045nMCHEMBL5798900
7.33IC5047nMCHEMBL5794331
7.33IC5047nMCHEMBL5870719
7.28IC5053nMCHEMBL5413938
7.28IC5052nMCHEMBL5828074
7.28IC5052nMCHEMBL5741470
7.26IC5055nMCHEMBL5969668

PubChem BioAssay actives

30 with measured affinity, of 99 total; 17 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
8-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-7-nitro-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile2010060: Inhibition of human DGK alpha using 1, 2-Dilauroyl-sn-glycerol as substrate by ADP-Glo assayic500.0050uM
8-[(3R)-4-[(4-chlorophenyl)-phenylmethyl]-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2,7-dicarbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic500.0096uM
4-(4-benzhydrylpiperazin-1-yl)-1-methyl-3-nitroquinolin-2-one2010060: Inhibition of human DGK alpha using 1, 2-Dilauroyl-sn-glycerol as substrate by ADP-Glo assayic500.0150uM
8-[(2S,5R)-4-[(2-fluorophenyl)-(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-2,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic500.0260uM
8-[(3R)-4-[bis(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2,7-dicarbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic500.0280uM
4-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]-1-methyl-3-nitro-2-oxoquinoline-6-carbonitrile2010060: Inhibition of human DGK alpha using 1, 2-Dilauroyl-sn-glycerol as substrate by ADP-Glo assayic500.0340uM
8-[(2S,5R)-4-[(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)methyl]-2,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic500.0390uM
8-[(2S,5R)-4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-2,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic500.0430uM
4-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]piperazin-1-yl]-1-methyl-3-nitro-1,5-naphthyridin-2-one2010060: Inhibition of human DGK alpha using 1, 2-Dilauroyl-sn-glycerol as substrate by ADP-Glo assayic500.0530uM
8-[(2R)-4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-2-ethylpiperazin-1-yl]-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic500.1900uM
3-[2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methylidene]piperidin-1-yl]ethyl]-2-sulfanylidene-1H-quinazolin-4-one1613990: Inhibition of DGKalpha in human erythrocytes using OAG as substrate preincubated for 1 min followed by OAG addition and measured after 8 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATPic500.3000uM
N-[(5Z)-5-[(E)-3-(furan-2-yl)prop-2-enylidene]-4-oxo-2-sulfanylidene-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl]benzenesulfonamide2010060: Inhibition of human DGK alpha using 1, 2-Dilauroyl-sn-glycerol as substrate by ADP-Glo assayic500.6000uM
8-[(3S)-4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl]-7-chloro-5-methyl-6-oxo-1,5-naphthyridine-2-carbonitrile1658256: Inhibition of DGKA/DGKZ in human CD8 cells assessed as induction of CD8 activation by measuring IFNgamma level after 20 hrs by AlphaLISA assayic501.2000uM
[(2S,3R,4S)-2-[(3R,4aR,6aR,12S,12aS,12bR)-12-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-6a,12b-dimethyl-8,11-dioxo-1,2,3,4a,5,6,12,12a-octahydropyrano[3,2-a]xanthen-9-yl]-4-methylhexan-3-yl] acetate1613990: Inhibition of DGKalpha in human erythrocytes using OAG as substrate preincubated for 1 min followed by OAG addition and measured after 8 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATPki2.2600uM
[(E,2S,3S)-2-[(3R,4aR,6aR,12S,12aS,12bR)-12-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-6a,12b-dimethyl-8,11-dioxo-1,2,3,4a,5,6,12,12a-octahydropyrano[3,2-a]xanthen-9-yl]-4-methylhex-4-en-3-yl] acetate1613990: Inhibition of DGKalpha in human erythrocytes using OAG as substrate preincubated for 1 min followed by OAG addition and measured after 8 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATPki3.3200uM
6-[2-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)-phenylmethylidene]piperidin-1-yl]ethyl]-7-methyl-[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one1613990: Inhibition of DGKalpha in human erythrocytes using OAG as substrate preincubated for 1 min followed by OAG addition and measured after 8 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATPic503.8000uM
1-(2,6-dimethyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-[4-(furan-2-carbonyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanone1613974: Inhibition of OST-tagged DGKalpha (unknown origin) expressed in MDCK cell homogenates using DAG as substrate measured after 5 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATP by TLC analysisic504.2810uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

64 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, decreases expression, decreases methylation, increases expression, increases methylation5
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, increases expression4
Cisplatinaffects cotreatment, increases expression3
Air Pollutantsincreases oxidation, increases expression, affects cotreatment, increases abundance2
Testosteroneaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression2
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxinincreases expression2
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression2
Particulate Matterincreases abundance, increases expression2
bisphenol Faffects cotreatment, increases expression1
chloroacetaldehydeaffects expression1
alpha phellandreneincreases expression1
alpha-pineneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
uranyl acetateaffects expression1
propionaldehydeincreases expression1
pirinixic acidaffects binding, decreases expression, increases activity1
pyrogallol 1,3-dimethyl etheraffects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects localization, increases expression1
decabromobiphenyl etherdecreases expression1
pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidineaffects expression1
arseniteaffects binding, decreases reaction1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
tetrabromobisphenol Aincreases expression1
nickel sulfatedecreases expression1
methacrylaldehydeaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
perfluorooctane sulfonic acidincreases expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
adefovir dipivoxilincreases expression1
erucylphospho-N,N,N-trimethylpropylammoniumincreases expression1
nutlin 3affects cotreatment, increases expression1
bisphenol Bincreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

43 unique, capped per target: 43 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL4034309BindingInhibition of DGKA (unknown origin) at 10 uMDeveloping DYRK inhibitors derived from the meridianins as a means of increasing levels of NFAT in the nucleus. — *Bioorg Med Chem Lett*

Cellosaurus cell lines

7 cell lines: 6 cancer cell line, 1 transformed cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_D1M9Abcam K-562 DGKA KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_D2IUAbcam Raji DGKA KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D7NIUbigene A-549 DGKA KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D8JYUbigene HCT 116 DGKA KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D9D7Ubigene HEK293 DGKA KOTransformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_E0BMUbigene HeLa DGKA KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_UQ41Abcam Jurkat DGKA KOCancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

The predicted patent-compound landscape for DGKA across ~30M SureChEMBL compounds — explore on Sugi Predict.

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): vitiligo