SPHK1

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Also known as SPHK

Summary

SPHK1 (sphingosine kinase 1, HGNC:11240) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 17q25.1, encoding Sphingosine kinase 1 (Q9NYA1). Catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine 1-phosphate (SPP), a lipid mediator with both intra- and extracellular functions.

The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a lipid mediator with both intra- and extracellular functions. Intracellularly, S1P regulates proliferation and survival, and extracellularly, it is a ligand for cell surface G protein-coupled receptors. This protein, and its product S1P, play a key role in TNF-alpha signaling and the NF-kappa-B activation pathway important in inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and immune processes. Phosphorylation of this protein alters its catalytic activity and promotes its translocation to the plasma membrane. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.

Source: NCBI Gene 8877 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 24
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 79 total
  • Druggable target: yes — 3 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001142601

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:11240
Approved symbolSPHK1
Namesphingosine kinase 1
Location17q25.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesSPHK
Ensembl geneENSG00000176170
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM603730
Entrez8877

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 20 — 18 protein_coding, 2 retained_intron

ENST00000323374, ENST00000392496, ENST00000545180, ENST00000587167, ENST00000588682, ENST00000590379, ENST00000590959, ENST00000591651, ENST00000591762, ENST00000592299, ENST00000889756, ENST00000889757, ENST00000889758, ENST00000889759, ENST00000889760, ENST00000889761, ENST00000889762, ENST00000960427, ENST00000960428, ENST00000960429

RefSeq mRNA: 5 — MANE Select: NM_001142601 NM_001142601, NM_001142602, NM_001355139, NM_021972, NM_182965

CCDS: CCDS11744, CCDS45785, CCDS59297

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000592299 — 6 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000012649037638598576386137
ENSE000028363797638460976384806
ENSE000034690947638622176386315
ENSE000034806337638639376386508
ENSE000035418647638545176385654
ENSE000039009367638680676387855

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 210 present calls, max score 97.10.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 22.3850 / max 308.3490, expressed in 1614 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (13 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
16283212.56191524
1628363.5486810
1628311.7223619
1628351.1568513
1628301.1016471
1628380.9470263
1628330.3375174
1628370.2667148
1628290.2545139
1628340.2265110

Top tissues by expression

276 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225597.10gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583493.09gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132391.98gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548890.05gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245088.79gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246986.72gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183086.49gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119986.47gold quality
monocyteCL:000057684.56gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372984.37gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895284.22gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041484.15gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235884.04gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084284.02gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130383.94gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216783.94gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211083.93gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149683.88gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151183.81gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151583.65gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104383.63gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073883.32gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162682.78gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141682.73gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894882.61gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780882.59gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234582.56gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224982.04gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663181.95gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017381.83gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 5 experiment(s), a significant marker in 3.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-8142yes39.94
E-MTAB-6701yes16.01
E-ANND-3yes11.28
E-MTAB-7249no46.79
E-MTAB-6678no3.69

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AP1, BTG2, EP300, EPAS1, FOS, H4C2, HIF1A, HR, JUN, KLF14, MYB, PAX6, PPARA, SP1, SP6, SPI1, TFAP2A

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

12 targeting SPHK1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-5196-5P100.0067.982761
HSA-MIR-589-3P99.9169.622088
HSA-MIR-449399.9066.48977
HSA-MIR-659-3P99.8570.691620
HSA-MIR-5002-5P99.7670.841763
HSA-MIR-6716-5P99.5668.621244
HSA-MIR-5004-3P99.5468.271371
HSA-MIR-450599.2767.812678
HSA-MIR-578799.2267.862628
HSA-MIR-320A-5P98.8866.751248
HSA-MIR-950098.6266.541845
HSA-MIR-6784-3P98.3964.88662

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • These findings show a role for SphK in the signal transduction by TRAF2 specifically leading to activation of NF-kappa B and antiapoptosis. (PMID:11777919)
  • synthesize sphingosine 1-phosphate,a lipid mediator in intracellular signaling system (PMID:11915350)
  • results indicate that SPHK1-interacting protein(SKIP) is a novel protein likely to play a regulatory role in the modulation of SPHK1 activity (PMID:12080051)
  • activation and translocation to cell membrane dependent on protein kinase C (PMID:12124383)
  • characterization of the nucleotide-binding site of human sphingosine kinase 1 through a combination of site-directed mutagenesis and affinity labeling with the ATP analogue, FSBA (PMID:12393916)
  • role for sphingosine kinase in the regulation of neutrophil priming (PMID:12444147)
  • Resting tone and myogenic responses of isolated hamster resistance arteries increased with forced expression of human Sphk1 in smooth muscle cells (PMID:12847068)
  • Activation of this enzyme in mediated by ERK1/2 phoshporylation (PMID:14532121)
  • results provide the first evidence of the active nuclear export of SPHK1 and suggest it is mediated by a CRM1-dependent pathway (PMID:14575709)
  • Data show that respiratory syncytial virus stimulates sphingosine kinase activity in lung epithelial cells, leading to activation of antiapoptotic sphingosine 1-phosphate and subsequently activation of Akt and extracellular signal-related kinase. (PMID:14742298)
  • SK1 is down-regulated by genotoxic stress, and basal SK1 function may be necessary for the maintenance of tumor cell growth (PMID:14988393)
  • hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy is not caused by point mutations of sphingosine kinase 1 (PMID:15052627)
  • SphK1 mediates TNF-alpha-induced MCP-1 gene expression through a p38 MAPK-dependent pathway and may participate in oscillatory flow-mediated proinflammatory signaling pathway in the vasculature. (PMID:15191888)
  • PI3K and ERK/MAPK mediated the activation of sphingosine kinase and would be involved in the HGF-induced migration of endothelial cells. (PMID:15265705)
  • SPHK plays an important role in the immune-inflammatory pathologies triggered by anaphylatoxins in human neutrophils (PMID:15302883)
  • Comparison of base sequence of SPHK1/Sphk1 in human, mouse, and rat. (PMID:15585953)
  • role for SK in the regulation of vascular phenomena that occur under conditions of stress (PMID:15632208)
  • SK1 has marked effects on cell function, with plasma membrane-associated SK having a potent inhibitory effect on the G1-S phase transition [SK1] (PMID:15693752)
  • SK1 down-regulation by TNF is dependent on the lysosomal pathway of apoptosis and specifically on cathepsin B, which functions as an SK1 protease in cells (PMID:15710602)
  • model in which M.tuberc. inhibits both the activation and phagosomal translocation of sphingosine kinase 1 to block the localized Ca2+ transients required for phagosome maturation (PMID:15749892)
  • IL-1beta and TNF-alpha induced an early and sustained increase in SPHK activity in INS-1 cells and isolated islets. (PMID:15855330)
  • Findings demonstrate a role of SPHK1 activation in proinflammatory signalling and of SPHK1 basal activity in survival of A549 lung carcinoma cells. (PMID:16038795)
  • results suggest that SphK1 may be critical for growth, metastasis and chemoresistance of human breast cancers (PMID:16194537)
  • the specific plasma membrane localization and activation of SK1 is mediated largely by specific lipid-protein interactions (PMID:16243846)
  • For the first time endogenous SK1 is implicated as an important survival enzyme in MCF-7 cells. The biological consequences of knocking down the enzyme are linked to its biochemical role as a regulator of sphingolipid metabolism. (PMID:16507765)
  • These findings strongly suggest that high expression and up-regulation of SPHK1 and S1P receptors protect PC3 cells from the apoptosis induced by CPT. (PMID:16516161)
  • These findings uncover a new functional role for Sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1), which can control survival/death balance by targeting sphingolipid de novo biosynthesis. (PMID:16529909)
  • Data show that protein kinase C-alpha activation in endothelial cells leads to upregulation of sphingosine kinase-1 expression and activity, which is critically involved in the mechanism of endothelial cell migration. (PMID:16571380)
  • results suggest that export of Sphk-1a isoform occurs under physiological conditions and may contribute to the establishment of the vascular S1P gradient. (PMID:16623665)
  • SK1 is cleaved by cathepsin B in a sequential manner after basic amino acids, and the initial cleavages at the two identified sites, histidine 122 and arginine 199, occur independently of each other. (PMID:17064696)
  • SphK-dependent Akt activation plays a significant role in TNF-alpha-induced cyclin D expression and cell proliferation (PMID:17114809)
  • IGFBP-3 induces angiogenesis through IGF-I- and SphK1-dependent mechanisms (PMID:17388800)
  • the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway is involved in regulation of SphK1, with AKT2 playing a key role in PDGF-induced SphK1 expression (PMID:17482291)
  • the localization and activity of SK1 are coordinately regulated with actin dynamics during macrophage activation (PMID:17519232)
  • BCR/ABL induces SPK1 expression and increases its cellular activity, leading to upregulation of Mcl-1 in CML cells. (PMID:17599053)
  • These data suggested that SPHK1 activation by TGF-beta1 leads to Rho-associated myofibroblasts differentiation mediated by transactivated S1P receptors in the lung fibrogenic process. (PMID:17641298)
  • the SKase pathway, through the generation of S1P, is critically involved in mediating globular adiponectin-induced endothelial cell activation (PMID:17822721)
  • High expression of sphingosine kinase 1 is associated with estrogen receptor negative breast breast cancer. (PMID:18058224)
  • These data suggest that differential formation of sphingosine-1-phosphate by SphK1 and SphK2 has distinct and important actions in human mast cells. (PMID:18178871)
  • Activation of sphingosine kinase-1 mediates induction of endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis by epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. (PMID:18192241)

Cross-species orthologs

8 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
ENSDARG00000100290
mus_musculusSphk1ENSMUSG00000061878
rattus_norvegicusSphk1ENSRNOG00000010626
drosophila_melanogasterSk1FBGN0030300
drosophila_melanogasterCerkFBGN0037315
drosophila_melanogasterSk2FBGN0052484
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007918
caenorhabditis_eleganscerk-1WBGENE00020398

Paralogs (4): AGK (ENSG00000006530), SPHK2 (ENSG00000063176), CERK (ENSG00000100422), CERKL (ENSG00000188452)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Sphingosine kinase 1Q9NYA1 (reviewed: Q9NYA1)

Alternative names: Acetyltransferase SPHK1

All UniProt accessions (4): Q9NYA1, K7EJ32, K7EMA4, Q53ZR5

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine 1-phosphate (SPP), a lipid mediator with both intra- and extracellular functions. Also acts on D-erythro-sphingosine and to a lesser extent sphinganine, but not other lipids, such as D,L-threo-dihydrosphingosine, N,N-dimethylsphingosine, diacylglycerol, ceramide, or phosphatidylinositol. In contrast to proapoptotic SPHK2, has a negative effect on intracellular ceramide levels, enhances cell growth and inhibits apoptosis. Involved in the regulation of inflammatory response and neuroinflammation. Via the product sphingosine 1-phosphate, stimulates TRAF2 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, and promotes activation of NF-kappa-B in response to TNF signaling leading to IL17 secretion. In response to TNF and in parallel to NF-kappa-B activation, negatively regulates RANTES induction through p38 MAPK signaling pathway. Involved in endocytic membrane trafficking induced by sphingosine, recruited to dilate endosomes, also plays a role on later stages of endosomal maturation and membrane fusion independently of its kinase activity. In Purkinje cells, seems to be also involved in the regulation of autophagosome-lysosome fusion upon VEGFA. Has serine acetyltransferase activity on PTGS2/COX2 in an acetyl-CoA dependent manner. The acetyltransferase activity increases in presence of the kinase substrate, sphingosine. During neuroinflammation, through PTGS2 acetylation, promotes neuronal secretion of specialized preresolving mediators (SPMs), especially 15-R-lipoxin A4, which results in an increase of phagocytic microglia.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with ACY1. Binds to calmodulin. Interacts with SPHKAP. Interacts with CIB1, the interaction occurs in a calcium-dependent manner. Interacts with TRAF2. Interacts with EEF1A1; the interaction enhances SPHK1 kinase activity.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Cell membrane. Endosome membrane. Membrane. Clathrin-coated pit. Synapse.

Tissue specificity. Widely expressed with highest levels in adult liver, kidney, heart and skeletal muscle. Expressed in brain cortex (at protein level).

Activity regulation. Acetyltransferase activity increases in presence of the kinase substrate, sphingosine. In Purkinje cells, kinase activity on sphingosine increases in presence of VEGFA. In neurons, kinase activity increases during the first 24h in presence of Amyloid-beta protein 42 to decrease after 96h.

Isoforms (3)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q9NYA1-11yes
Q9NYA1-22
Q9NYA1-33

RefSeq proteins (5): NP_001136073, NP_001136074, NP_001342068, NP_068807, NP_892010 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001206Diacylglycerol_kinase_cat_domDomain
IPR016064NAD/diacylglycerol_kinase_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR017438ATP-NAD_kinase_NHomologous_superfamily
IPR050187Lipid_Phosphate_FormRegFamily

Pfam: PF00781

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 2.7.1.91 — sphingosine kinase (BRENDA: 15 organisms, 102 substrates, 384 inhibitors, 74 Km, 4 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

10 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 10. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
ATP0.017–3.822
D-ERYTHRO-SPHINGOSINE0.0025–0.10812
SPHINGOSINE0.005–0.10812
D-(+)-ERYTHRO-SPHINGANINE0.0034–0.14
FTY7200.018–0.7854
NITROBENZOXADIAZOLE-LABELED SPHINGOSINE1–3.64
D-ERYTHROSPHINGANINE0.0161
DL-ERYTHRO-DIHYDROSPHINGOSINE0.021
L-(-)-THREO-SPHINGANINE11
SPHINGANINE0.091

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 5 shown:

  • sphinganine + ATP = sphinganine 1-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:15465)
  • sphing-4-enine + ATP = sphing-4-enine 1-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:35847)
  • 1-O-hexadecyl-2-amino-sn-glycerol + ATP = 1-O-hexadecyl-2-desoxy-2-amino-sn-glycero-3-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:41163)
  • a sphingoid base + ATP = a sphingoid 1-phosphate + ADP + H(+) (RHEA:51496)
  • L-seryl-[protein] + acetyl-CoA = O-acetyl-L-seryl-[protein] + CoA (RHEA:59392)

UniProt features (65 total): strand 16, helix 15, binding site 9, sequence conflict 8, mutagenesis site 6, modified residue 2, splice variant 2, short sequence motif 2, chain 1, domain 1, turn 1, active site 1, sequence variant 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

5 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
4V24X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.8
3VZBX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
3VZCX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
3VZDX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
4L02X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.75

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q9NYA1-F191.520.84

Functional residue map

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

Catalytic / active sites (1): 81 (proton donor/acceptor)

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (9): 178; 185; 191; 341–343; 22–24; 54–58; 79–82; 86; 111–113

Post-translational modifications (2): 193, 225

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (6):

PositionPhenotype
81loss of enzyme activity.
81strongly reduced enzyme activity.
82loss of enzyme activity.
194loss of binding to negatively charged membranes, diffuse cytosolic distribution.
197–198abolishes interaction with cib1.
197–198loss of binding to negatively charged membranes, diffuse cytosolic distribution.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

21 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-1660661Sphingolipid de novo biosynthesis
R-HSA-390471Association of TriC/CCT with target proteins during biosynthesis
R-HSA-5218921VEGFR2 mediated cell proliferation
R-HSA-9009391Extra-nuclear estrogen signaling
R-HSA-9833482PKR-mediated signaling
R-HSA-1169410Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes
R-HSA-1280215Cytokine Signaling in Immune system
R-HSA-1430728Metabolism
R-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
R-HSA-168256Immune System
R-HSA-194138Signaling by VEGF
R-HSA-390466Chaperonin-mediated protein folding
R-HSA-391251Protein folding
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-428157Sphingolipid metabolism
R-HSA-4420097VEGFA-VEGFR2 Pathway
R-HSA-556833Metabolism of lipids
R-HSA-8939211ESR-mediated signaling
R-HSA-9006931Signaling by Nuclear Receptors
R-HSA-9006934Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
R-HSA-913531Interferon Signaling

MSigDB gene sets: 440 (showing top): GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_ACTIVATION, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MITOTIC_NUCLEAR_DIVISION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_VESICLE_FUSION, PID_S1P_S1P1_PATHWAY, BIOCARTA_EDG1_PATHWAY, REACTOME_CYTOKINE_SIGNALING_IN_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_NUCLEAR_DIVISION, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_PEPTIDE, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_LIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_VESICLE_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_SPHINGOLIPID_MEDIATED_SIGNALING_PATHWAY, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_FIBROBLAST_PROLIFERATION, GOBP_POLYOL_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_VASCULATURE_DEVELOPMENT

GO Biological Process (48): blood vessel development (GO:0001568), protein acetylation (GO:0006473), sphingosine metabolic process (GO:0006670), inflammatory response (GO:0006954), brain development (GO:0007420), cell population proliferation (GO:0008283), regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0010803), calcium-mediated signaling (GO:0019722), regulation of endocytosis (GO:0030100), sphingolipid biosynthetic process (GO:0030148), positive regulation of cell growth (GO:0030307), positive regulation of cell migration (GO:0030335), positive regulation of protein ubiquitination (GO:0031398), regulation of interleukin-1 beta production (GO:0032651), positive regulation of interleukin-17 production (GO:0032740), response to tumor necrosis factor (GO:0034612), intracellular signal transduction (GO:0035556), cellular response to vascular endothelial growth factor stimulus (GO:0035924), negative regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043066), positive regulation of angiogenesis (GO:0045766), positive regulation of mitotic nuclear division (GO:0045840), positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0045931), positive regulation of smooth muscle contraction (GO:0045987), sphingosine biosynthetic process (GO:0046512), sphingoid catabolic process (GO:0046521), positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation (GO:0048146), regulation of phagocytosis (GO:0050764), obsolete positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity (GO:0051092), cellular response to hydrogen peroxide (GO:0070301), cellular response to growth factor stimulus (GO:0071363), DNA biosynthetic process (GO:0071897), regulation of neuroinflammatory response (GO:0150077), negative regulation of ceramide biosynthetic process (GO:1900060), positive regulation of p38MAPK cascade (GO:1900745), positive regulation of non-canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction (GO:1901224), regulation of microglial cell activation (GO:1903978), regulation of endosomal vesicle fusion (GO:1905364), sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor signaling pathway (GO:0003376), lipid metabolic process (GO:0006629), positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284)

GO Molecular Function (15): magnesium ion binding (GO:0000287), lipid kinase activity (GO:0001727), DNA binding (GO:0003677), calmodulin binding (GO:0005516), ATP binding (GO:0005524), lipid binding (GO:0008289), sphingosine kinase activity (GO:0008481), acetyltransferase activity (GO:0016407), sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor activity (GO:0038036), protein phosphatase 2A binding (GO:0051721), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), protein binding (GO:0005515), kinase activity (GO:0016301), transferase activity (GO:0016740), obsolete D-erythro-sphingosine kinase activity (GO:0017050)

GO Cellular Component (17): nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), cytosol (GO:0005829), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), clathrin-coated pit (GO:0005905), cilium (GO:0005929), membrane (GO:0016020), endocytic vesicle (GO:0030139), early endosome membrane (GO:0031901), ciliary transition zone (GO:0035869), presynapse (GO:0098793), endosome (GO:0005768), endosome membrane (GO:0010008), endomembrane system (GO:0012505), cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410), synapse (GO:0045202)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-15 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Signal Transduction2
Sphingolipid metabolism1
Chaperonin-mediated protein folding1
VEGFA-VEGFR2 Pathway1
ESR-mediated signaling1
Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes1
Interferon Signaling1
Immune System1
Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases1
Protein folding1
Metabolism of proteins1
Metabolism of lipids1
Signaling by VEGF1
Metabolism1
Signaling by Nuclear Receptors1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure7
intracellular anatomical structure2
binding2
cytoplasm2
membrane2
endomembrane system2
cytoplasmic vesicle2
vasculature development1
anatomical structure development1
protein acylation1
diol metabolic process1
sphingoid metabolic process1
defense response1
central nervous system development1
animal organ development1
head development1
cellular process1
regulation of cytokine-mediated signaling pathway1
tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway1
intracellular signaling cassette1
endocytosis1
regulation of cellular component organization1
regulation of vesicle-mediated transport1
sphingolipid metabolic process1
lipid biosynthetic process1
regulation of cell growth1
cell growth1
positive regulation of growth1
positive regulation of cellular process1
cell migration1
regulation of cell migration1
positive regulation of cell motility1
protein ubiquitination1
regulation of protein ubiquitination1
positive regulation of protein modification by small protein conjugation or removal1
interleukin-1 beta production1
regulation of interleukin-1 production1
positive regulation of cytokine production1
interleukin-17 production1
regulation of interleukin-17 production1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

2198 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
SPHK1S1PR3Q99500965
SPHK1S1PR2O95136956
SPHK1TRAF2Q12933941
SPHK1S1PR5Q9H228936
SPHK1S1PR1P21453918
SPHK1SGPL1O95470914
SPHK1SYT1P21579880
SPHK1SPHKAPQ2M3C7876
SPHK1S1PR4O95977875
SPHK1ACY1Q03154819
SPHK1SPTLC1O15269810
SPHK1SPNS2Q8IVW8806
SPHK1SPTLC2O15270768
SPHK1SPTLC3Q9NUV7768
SPHK1ASAH1Q13510766

IntAct

25 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
KLHL5CUL3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.800
SPHK1SPHKAPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.600
SPHKAPSPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.600
FHL2SPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.540
SPHK1FHL2psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.540
SPHK1EEF1A1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.540
EEF1A1SPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.540
SPHK1KLHL5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.480
SPHK1CTSBpsi-mi:“MI:0194”(cleavage reaction)0.440
CTSBSPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0194”(cleavage reaction)0.440
FYNSPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
TRAF6SPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
RARGSPHK1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
SPHK1ALDH3B1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (54): DCXR (Affinity Capture-MS), PPM1G (Affinity Capture-MS), DHPS (Affinity Capture-MS), CYLD (Affinity Capture-MS), SPHK1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CYLD (Affinity Capture-MS), DCXR (Affinity Capture-MS), DHPS (Affinity Capture-MS), SPHK1 (Affinity Capture-Western), BECN1 (Affinity Capture-Western), TRAF2 (Affinity Capture-Western), SPHK1 (Affinity Capture-Western), SPHK1 (Negative Genetic), SPHK1 (Negative Genetic), SPHK1 (Negative Genetic)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0U1RPR8, A0JNU3, A6H603, A6QQ74, F1MH07, O43542, O77667, O88202, P0C869, P0DPE1, P10937, P51839, P51840, P52785, P52824, Q2V057, Q3UQ84, Q4KM32, Q5RCH4, Q643R3, Q68DD2, Q68FW7, Q6NVG1, Q6P5E8, Q6QHF9, Q7ZW00, Q7ZYJ3, Q865R1, Q86U10, Q8C0L6, Q8CI15, Q8K4F6, Q8NFF5, Q8R123, Q8TDZ2, Q8VCZ9, Q8VDP3, Q91V26, Q91ZJ0, Q95LP4

Diamond homologs: C0LT23, O14159, O31502, Q18425, Q6B516, Q6USK2, Q8CI15, Q8TCT0, Q91V26, Q9JIA7, Q9LRB0, Q9NRA0, Q9NYA1, F2Y4A3, Q06147, Q10123, Q7ZW00, Q7ZYJ3, Q8K4Q7, Q8L7L1, O34799, A5IU64, A6QIC6, A6U302, A7X424, A8Z2R1, B9DMT6, Q2FFJ7, Q2FWZ2, Q2YU29, Q49VS2, Q49YU2, Q4L7L1, Q53H12, Q5HEM4, Q5HN36, Q5RED7, Q6G835, Q6GFF9, Q7A0H3

SIGNOR signaling

12 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
ERK1/2up-regulatesSPHK1phosphorylation
MAPK1up-regulatesSPHK1phosphorylation
MAPK3up-regulatesSPHK1phosphorylation
KLF14“up-regulates quantity by expression”SPHK1“transcriptional regulation”
Gbetaup-regulatesSPHK1phosphorylation
EIF2AK2“up-regulates activity”SPHK1phosphorylation
hsa-miR-101-5p“down-regulates quantity by repression”SPHK1“post transcriptional regulation”
hsa-miR-506-5p“down-regulates quantity by repression”SPHK1“post transcriptional regulation”
hsa-miR-125b-5p“down-regulates quantity by repression”SPHK1“post transcriptional regulation”
hsa-miR-124-5p“down-regulates quantity by repression”SPHK1“post transcriptional regulation”
FHL2“down-regulates activity”SPHK1binding
RPS6KC1“up-regulates activity”SPHK1binding

Disease & clinical

Cancer significance

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance68
Likely benign3
Benign4

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

586 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
17:76385637:TCG:Tdonor_gain1.0000
17:76385650:TCCAG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
17:76385651:CCAGG:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:76385653:AGGTT:Adonor_loss1.0000
17:76385654:GG:Gdonor_loss1.0000
17:76385655:G:Tdonor_loss1.0000
17:76385805:G:GTdonor_gain1.0000
17:76385983:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76385983:AGC:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76385983:AGCG:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76385984:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76385984:GC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76385984:GCG:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76385984:GCGG:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76386133:CACTG:Cdonor_gain1.0000
17:76386134:ACTG:Adonor_gain1.0000
17:76386135:CTG:Cdonor_gain1.0000
17:76386136:TG:Tdonor_gain1.0000
17:76386137:GG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
17:76386138:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
17:76386138:GT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
17:76386215:CTGCA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
17:76386216:TGCA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
17:76386217:GCAG:Gacceptor_loss1.0000
17:76386218:CA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
17:76386218:CAG:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76386219:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76386219:AGA:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76386219:AGAGC:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
17:76386220:G:Aacceptor_loss1.0000

AlphaMissense

2455 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
17:76387414:G:CR328P0.991
17:76386972:A:CS181R0.986
17:76386974:T:AS181R0.986
17:76386974:T:GS181R0.986
17:76386945:G:CG172R0.985
17:76386942:T:AW171R0.984
17:76386942:T:CW171R0.984
17:76387176:T:AW249R0.983
17:76387176:T:CW249R0.983
17:76387005:T:CF192L0.982
17:76387007:C:AF192L0.982
17:76387007:C:GF192L0.982
17:76386933:A:CS168R0.981
17:76386935:C:AS168R0.981
17:76386935:C:GS168R0.981
17:76386946:G:AG172D0.981
17:76387291:T:CL287P0.980
17:76387411:T:CF327S0.980
17:76387065:T:GY212D0.978
17:76386299:A:TD81V0.977
17:76387417:T:CL329S0.977
17:76386457:T:AL108H0.975
17:76386406:T:CL91P0.974
17:76386955:C:AA175D0.974
17:76387407:G:CA326P0.974
17:76386489:T:CS119P0.973
17:76387054:G:AG208D0.972
17:76387210:T:AV260D0.972
17:76387486:G:AG352D0.972
17:76386298:G:CD81H0.971

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000206555 (17:76385809 G>A,C,T), RS1001069439 (17:76382497 G>C), RS1001163754 (17:76385028 C>T), RS1001490365 (17:76382021 C>G), RS1001502457 (17:76382363 G>T), RS1002032342 (17:76386639 C>T), RS1002636858 (17:76387755 C>G,T), RS1002834167 (17:76383627 A>C), RS1003116732 (17:76383503 T>C), RS1003167407 (17:76382597 G>A,C), RS1003394311 (17:76388086 C>T), RS1003491819 (17:76384142 A>G), RS1003773815 (17:76387864 G>A), RS1004456868 (17:76383444 G>A), RS1004798342 (17:76387376 A>G,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:603730 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

24 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST004611_129High light scatter reticulocyte count2.000000e-29
GCST004612_77High light scatter reticulocyte percentage of red cells9.000000e-29
GCST004619_132Reticulocyte fraction of red cells2.000000e-27
GCST004619_61Reticulocyte fraction of red cells3.000000e-22
GCST004622_57Reticulocyte count5.000000e-26
GCST004622_58Reticulocyte count1.000000e-22
GCST004627_177Lymphocyte count5.000000e-14
GCST004628_22Immature fraction of reticulocytes7.000000e-22
GCST90002385_320High light scatter reticulocyte count2.000000e-14
GCST90002385_321High light scatter reticulocyte count3.000000e-40
GCST90002386_194High light scatter reticulocyte percentage of red cells6.000000e-12
GCST90002386_195High light scatter reticulocyte percentage of red cells3.000000e-42
GCST90002387_199Immature fraction of reticulocytes4.000000e-32
GCST90002388_508Lymphocyte count6.000000e-26
GCST90002388_509Lymphocyte count2.000000e-30
GCST90002394_414Monocyte percentage of white cells3.000000e-13
GCST90002396_672Mean reticulocyte volume1.000000e-16
GCST90002398_312Neutrophil count5.000000e-09
GCST90002404_178Red cell distribution width3.000000e-12
GCST90002405_390Reticulocyte count8.000000e-45
GCST90002405_391Reticulocyte count1.000000e-34
GCST90002406_470Reticulocyte fraction of red cells4.000000e-52
GCST90002406_471Reticulocyte fraction of red cells1.000000e-35
GCST90002407_152White blood cell count5.000000e-15

EFO canonical traits (6, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0007986reticulocyte count
EFO:0004587lymphocyte count
EFO:0007989monocyte percentage of leukocytes
EFO:0010701mean reticulocyte volume
EFO:0004833neutrophil count
EFO:0009188Red cell distribution width

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL4394 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL4680050 (PROTEIN FAMILY)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

3 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 109,907 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL50QUERCETIN374,559
CHEMBL1442934SAFINGOL212,200
CHEMBL6246ELLAGIC ACID223,148

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

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

Target class: enzyme — Sphingosine kinase

Most potent curated ligand interactions (11 total), top 11:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
PF-543Inhibition8.44pKi
compound 49 [PMID: 30889352]Inhibition7.85pIC50
compound 28 [PMID: 35439002]Inhibition7.72pIC50
SKI IIInhibition6.3pIC50
compound 59 [PMID: 30889352]Inhibition6.12pIC50
compound 60 [PMID: 30889352]Inhibition5.63pIC50
compound 55 [PMID: 30889352]Inhibition5.38pIC50
SLM6071469Inhibition5.19pKi
SLC4101431Inhibition5.05pKi
compound 27d [PMID: 28231433]Inhibition5.01pIC50
MP-A08Inhibition4.57pIC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

52 measured of 112 human assays (112 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValuePatent
(2S)-1-[4-[7-(cyclohexylmethoxy)heptyl]benzoyl]-N’-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboximidamideKI75 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-(4-dodecylbenzoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboximidamideKI100 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2S)-1-(4-dodecylbenzoyl)-N’-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboximidamideKI100 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[10-(cyclohexylmethoxy)decyl]-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI110 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
4-[7-(cyclohexylmethoxy)heptyl]-N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]benzamideKI130 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
4-[7-(cyclopentylmethoxy)heptyl]-N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]benzamideKI170 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
4-dodecyl-N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]benzamideKI200 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[4-[7-(cyclohexylmethoxy)heptyl]phenyl]-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI240 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-(4-dodecylphenyl)-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI300 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2S)-N’-hydroxy-1-(4-undecylbenzoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboximidamideKI300 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[4-[6-(cyclohexylmethoxy)hexyl]phenyl]-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI390 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-(4-undecylphenyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI400 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[10-(cyclopentylmethoxy)decyl]-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI450 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-[4-(9-phenylnonyl)phenyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI500 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]hexadecanamideKI750 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[4-[8-(cyclohexylmethoxy)octyl]phenyl]-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI800 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-[4-(8-phenyloctyl)phenyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI1300 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[4-[7-(1-adamantylmethoxy)heptyl]phenyl]-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI1500 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-(4-(7-((Adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)heptyl)phenyl)-1-carbamimidoylcyclopropanecarboxamide HydrochlorideKI1500 nM
CHEMBL2407197EC501900 nM
N-(4-decylphenyl)-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI3000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
CHEMBL3287037KI3100 nM
CHEMBL3814457KI3200 nM
N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]-4-undecoxybenzamideKI4000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
4-decyl-N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]benzamideKI5000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-[4-(7-phenylmethoxyheptyl)phenyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI5000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2S)-1-(4-decylbenzoyl)-N’-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboximidamideKI5000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-hexadecyl-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI5400 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-tetradecylcyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI6000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(Z)-N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]octadec-9-enamideKI8000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-(4-tetradecylphenyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI8400 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]-N-octadecylcyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI9000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]-4-tetradecylbenzamideKI10000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2S)-2-[3-(4-octylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboximidamideKI12000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2R)-1-(4-dodecylbenzoyl)-N’-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboximidamideKI16000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]-4-octylbenzamideKI25000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-(4-hexadecylphenyl)-1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxamideKI30000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
4-hexadecyl-N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]benzamideKI36000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
N-[1-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]cyclopropyl]-4-tridecoxybenzamideKI40000 nMUS-9421177: Imidamide sphingosine kinase inhibitors
heptadecanimidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[3-(4-decylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]cyclopropane-1-carboximidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[3-(4-undecylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]cyclopropane-1-carboximidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
1-[3-(4-dodecylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]cyclopropane-1-carboximidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
2-[4-(4-octylphenyl)cyclohexyl]guanidineKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
2-[[3-(4-octylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]methyl]guanidineKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
2-[(1S)-1-[3-(4-octylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]ethyl]guanidineKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
2-[(1S)-2-methyl-1-[3-(4-octylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]propyl]guanidineKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-[3-(4-octylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboximidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(S)-2-(3-(4-decylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol- 5-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboximidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors
(2S)-2-[3-(4-decylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]azetidine-1-carboximidamideKI55000 nMUS-9688668: Long chain base sphingosine kinase inhibitors

ChEMBL bioactivities

427 potent at pChembl≥5 of 545 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.52IC500.03nMCHEMBL4077280
10.52IC500.03nMCHEMBL4066270
9.77IC500.17nMCHEMBL4061789
9.52IC500.3nMCHEMBL4090361
9.22IC500.6nMCHEMBL4086094
9.15IC500.7nMCHEMBL4066270
9.10IC500.8nMCHEMBL4086094
9.10IC500.8nMCHEMBL3134157
9.00IC501nMCHEMBL4063424
8.82IC501.5nMCHEMBL4066270
8.77IC501.7nMCHEMBL4069327
8.77IC501.7nMCHEMBL4104017
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL4061789
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL3134157
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL4090361
8.62IC502.4nMCHEMBL4090361
8.59IC502.6nMCHEMBL4077280
8.59IC502.6nMCHEMBL3134157
8.57IC502.7nMCHEMBL3134157
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL2409850
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL2409847
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL3134157
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL4077280
8.46IC503.5nMCHEMBL4103414
8.44Ki3.6nMCHEMBL3134157
8.44IC503.6nMCHEMBL3134157
8.41IC503.9nMCHEMBL4063424
8.40IC504nMCHEMBL2409849
8.40Ki4nMCHEMBL3134157
8.40IC504nMCHEMBL4091588
8.40IC504nMCHEMBL4086161
8.37Ki4.3nMCHEMBL3348835
8.37Ki4.3nMCHEMBL3134157
8.35IC504.5nMCHEMBL4104017
8.32IC504.8nMCHEMBL4086094
8.30IC505nMCHEMBL2409848
8.30IC505nMCHEMBL2407197
8.30IC505nMCHEMBL2409886
8.30Kd5nMCHEMBL3134157
8.28IC505.3nMCHEMBL4103414
8.28IC505.2nMCHEMBL4077280
8.19IC506.4nMCHEMBL4061789
8.15IC507nMCHEMBL2409889
8.15IC507nMCHEMBL4086161
8.14Ki7.2nMCHEMBL3814580
8.10IC508nMCHEMBL2409888
8.10IC508nMCHEMBL4091588
8.10Ki8nMCHEMBL4783605
8.05IC509nMCHEMBL4474024
8.00IC5010nMCHEMBL2407198

PubChem BioAssay actives

394 with measured affinity, of 1264 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
[(2R)-1-[[4-[(3-cyclohexylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic50<0.0001uM
(3S)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic50<0.0001uM
(3R,4R)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-3,4-diol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0002uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)phenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0003uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[(3-propan-2-ylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0006uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0008uM
(3R,4S)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidine-3,4-diol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0010uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-(cyclopropylsulfonylmethyl)phenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0017uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0017uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0030uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-[2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0030uM
2-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methylamino]ethanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0035uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)benzimidazol-5-yl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0040uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[3-(2-cyclobutylethyl)-2-methylbenzimidazol-5-yl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0040uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-[2-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0040uM
[(2S)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1151452: Competitive inhibition of C-terminal His6-tagged human recombinant SphK1 expressed in baculovirus-infected Sf9 cells using sphingosine as substrateki0.0043uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-[2-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0050uM
(2R,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[2-[4-[[4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0050uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(1-adamantyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0050uM
(2R,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(4-methylphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0070uM
(2S)-2-[3-(6-butoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboximidamide;hydrochloride1730246: Inhibition of recombinant human Sphk1 expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cells using d-erythro-sphingosine as substrate measured after 20 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATP by liquid scintillation counting analysiski0.0072uM
(2S)-2-[3-(1-dodecylindol-3-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboximidamide;hydrochloride1730246: Inhibition of recombinant human Sphk1 expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cells using d-erythro-sphingosine as substrate measured after 20 mins in presence of [gamma-32P]ATP by liquid scintillation counting analysiski0.0080uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0080uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-[(3-fluorophenyl)methoxy]phenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1593533: Inhibition of GFP-tagged SK1 (unknown origin) expressed in HEK293 cells using Sph as substrate measured after 30 mins in presence of [gamma32P]ATP by Cerenkov counting analysisic500.0090uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-2-methylbenzimidazol-5-yl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1442127: Inhibition of SPHK1 in human MDA1483 cells using C17-sphingosine as substrate assessed as reduction in C17-S1P formation preincubated for 30 mins with substrate measured after 15 mins by LC-MS analysisic500.0100uM
(2S,3S)-N-[(1S)-1-[4-[5-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]propyl]-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxamide493821: Inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1ic500.0100uM
(2R,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[2-[4-[[4-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]piperidin-4-ol1304651: Inhibition of human SphK1 using sphingosine as substrate incubated for 50 mins by scintillation counting analysis in presence of [gamma-33P]ATPic500.0100uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0100uM
(2R,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(3-methylphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0100uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[(4-cyclohexyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0100uM
[3-[[4-[[(2R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl]phenyl]methoxy]phenyl] benzenesulfonate1593533: Inhibition of GFP-tagged SK1 (unknown origin) expressed in HEK293 cells using Sph as substrate measured after 30 mins in presence of [gamma32P]ATP by Cerenkov counting analysisic500.0110uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[(3-phenylmethoxyphenoxy)methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1593533: Inhibition of GFP-tagged SK1 (unknown origin) expressed in HEK293 cells using Sph as substrate measured after 30 mins in presence of [gamma32P]ATP by Cerenkov counting analysisic500.0140uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-4-bromo-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1908691: Inhibition of SPHK1 (unknown origin) using sphingosine-fluorescein as substrate incubated for 1 hr in presence of ATP by mobility shift assayic500.0198uM
(3S,5R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[3-[4-[[4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]propyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol1277461: Inhibition of SK1 (unknown origin)ic500.0200uM
(2S,3S)-N-[(1S)-1-[4-[5-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]ethyl]-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxamide493821: Inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1ic500.0200uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol1908780: Inhibition of human SPHK1 by biochemical assayic500.0200uM
(2R,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[2-[4-[(4-naphthalen-2-yl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]phenyl]ethyl]piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0200uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0200uM
(2R,4S)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0200uM
(2S,3S)-N-[[4-[5-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]methyl]-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxamide493821: Inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1ic500.0250uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-(2-phenylethyl)phenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1593533: Inhibition of GFP-tagged SK1 (unknown origin) expressed in HEK293 cells using Sph as substrate measured after 30 mins in presence of [gamma32P]ATP by Cerenkov counting analysisic500.0260uM
(3R)-1-[[4-[[3-(benzenesulfonylmethyl)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol1442125: Inhibition of human C-terminal His6-tagged SPHK1 expressed in fall armyworm sf9 cells assessed as reduction in ADP formation using sphingosine as substrate preincubated for 15 mins followed by substrate addition after 1 hr by transcreener-based fluorescence polarization assayic500.0280uM
(2S,3S)-N-[(1S)-1-[4-(5-heptyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl]propyl]-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxamide493821: Inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1ic500.0300uM
(3R,5R)-1-[3-[4-[[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]propyl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-3-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0300uM
(3S,5R)-1-[3-[4-[[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]propyl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-3-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0300uM
(2R,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[2-[4-[[4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]phenyl]ethyl]piperidin-4-ol762559: Inhibition of purified human SphK1 assessed as inhibition of formation of [33P]-S1P after 50 mins by scintillation countingic500.0300uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-[(2-chlorophenyl)methoxy]phenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1593533: Inhibition of GFP-tagged SK1 (unknown origin) expressed in HEK293 cells using Sph as substrate measured after 30 mins in presence of [gamma32P]ATP by Cerenkov counting analysisic500.0390uM
[(2R)-1-[[4-[[3-[(4-fluorophenyl)sulfonylmethyl]-5-methylphenoxy]methyl]phenyl]methyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]methanol1908691: Inhibition of SPHK1 (unknown origin) using sphingosine-fluorescein as substrate incubated for 1 hr in presence of ATP by mobility shift assayic500.0395uM
2-[(E)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]guanidine;hydrochloride1923906: Inhibition of SphK1 (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0400uM
2-[(E,2R,3S)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]guanidine;hydrochloride1151445: Inhibition of SphK1 (unknown origin)ic500.0400uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Resveratrolaffects localization, decreases activity, decreases abundance, increases abundance, decreases reaction (+4 more)7
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, increases expression, increases methylation5
sodium arseniteincreases abundance, increases expression4
Estradiolaffects expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression4
Particulate Matterincreases reaction, decreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment (+1 more)4
trichostatin Aaffects cotreatment, increases expression3
sphingosine 1-phosphateaffects localization, decreases abundance, decreases activity, decreases expression, decreases reaction (+1 more)3
N,N-dimethylsphingosinedecreases activity, decreases expression3
Arsenicaffects methylation, increases abundance, increases expression3
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases expression3
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionincreases expression3
kaempferoldecreases expression, decreases reaction2
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression2
Vorinostataffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Panobinostataffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Acetaminophendecreases expression, increases expression2
Air Pollutantsdecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression2
Cadmiumincreases expression2
Calciumdecreases reaction, increases abundance, increases activity, increases localization2
Ceramidesdecreases activity, affects localization, increases abundance2
Phenylmercuric Acetateaffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Silicon Dioxideincreases expression2
1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumdecreases reaction, decreases activity, decreases expression, increases reaction2
Cyclosporinedecreases expression2
Aflatoxin B1increases expression2
Asbestos, Crocidoliteincreases expression, affects expression2
1-Butanolaffects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression, decreases reaction, increases activity2
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
bisphenol Adecreases expression1
lead acetateincreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

232 unique, capped per target: 228 binding, 3 admet, 1 functional

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1032133BindingInhibition of SphK1Iodophenyl tagged sphingosine derivatives: synthesis and preliminary biological evaluation. — Bioorg Med Chem Lett
CHEMBL807606FunctionalRate of phosphorylation of labeled sphingosine derivative by human SPHK-1 expressed in HEK293 cells relative to rate of D-sphingosineFluorescence-labeled sphingosines as substrates of sphingosine kinases 1 and 2. — Bioorg Med Chem Lett
CHEMBL4672286ADMETProdrug conversion in human blood assessed as SPHK1/SPHK2-mediated compound phosphorylation by measuring intrinsic clearance by LC-MS/MS analysisDesign and synthesis of analogues of the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 agonist IMMH001 with improved phosphorylation rate in human blood. — Bioorg Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

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

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_D1Z5Abcam A-549 SPHK1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D2D7Abcam HCT 116 SPHK1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D2P8Abcam THP-1 SPHK1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D8BCUbigene A-549 SPHK1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D8W3Ubigene HCT 116 SPHK1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D9SVUbigene HEK293 SPHK1 KOTransformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_E0PTUbigene HeLa SPHK1 KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_E2KQHAP1 SPHK1 (-)Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

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