Sphinganine kinase (SphK) utilizes sphinganine and ATP as s...

created [InstanceEdit:9025502] Gupta, Parul, 2017-10-14
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displayName Sphinganine kinase (SphK) utilizes sphinganine and ATP as s...
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text Sphinganine kinase (SphK) utilizes sphinganine and ATP as substrates to synthesize Sphinganine-1-phopshate (S1P). SphK is stimulated by the phytohormone abscisic acid in guard cells of Arabidopsis thaliana and S1P is effective in regulating guard cell turgor in leaves (Coursol et al . 2005).