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DGKG
diacylglycerol kinase gamma
Chromosome 3 · 3q27.2-q27.3
NCBI Gene: 1608Ensembl: ENSG00000058866.16HGNC: HGNC:2853UniProt: P49619
37PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Kinase
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
ATP-dependent diacylglycerol kinase activitylipid bindingphosphatidic acid biosynthetic processdiacylglycerol metabolic processopen-angle glaucomaglaucomafrozen shouldercervical carcinoma
✦AI Summary

DGKG encodes diacylglycerol kinase gamma (DGKγ), an ATP-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of diacylglycerol (DAG) to phosphatidic acid (PA), functioning as a central lipid signaling switch 1. In the cerebellum, DGKG regulates protein kinase C gamma activity and controls Purkinje cell dendritic development and cerebellar motor coordination [UniProt]. Beyond its classical neurological role, DGKG has emerged as a context-dependent player in cancer progression. In hepatocellular carcinoma, endothelial DGKG is hypoxia-induced via HIF-1α and promotes tumor angiogenesis and immunosuppressive regulatory T-cell differentiation through the ZEB2/TGF-β1 axis 2. Similarly, a hypoxia-induced DGKG splice variant (DGKG-Δexon13) promotes glioblastoma proliferation, migration, and invasion 3. Conversely, in colorectal cancer, DGKG is epigenetically silenced through promoter hypermethylation in 51.8% of tumors, suggesting a tumor-suppressive role via Rac1 inhibition 4. DGKG has also been implicated in GABAergic interneuron maturation 5, cardiovascular disease pathways 6, and identified as an epilepsy-associated locus in genome-wide studies 7. These findings indicate DGKG exhibits tissue- and context-specific functions in both physiological development and malignant progression.

Sources cited
1
DGKG catalyzes conversion of DAG to PA and serves as a central switch between signaling pathways
PMID: 8034597
2
Endothelial DGKG is hypoxia-induced and promotes HCC tumor angiogenesis and immune evasion via ZEB2/TGF-β1 axis
PMID: 37838036
3
Hypoxia-induced DGKG-Δexon13 splice variant promotes glioblastoma cell proliferation, migration, and invasion
PMID: 40296900
4
DGKG is epigenetically silenced by promoter hypermethylation in 51.8% of colorectal cancers; wild-type and mutant DGKγ suppress CRC migration and invasion via Rac1 inhibition
PMID: 28218473
5
DGKG is dominantly expressed in somatostatin-expressing GABAergic interneurons and regulates their neurite outgrowth
PMID: 29203264
6
DGKG is part of gene networks dysregulated by extracellular vesicles in acute coronary syndrome
PMID: 35830762
7
DGKG locus (3q27.2) identified as novel genetic variant associated with epilepsy risk in genome-wide association study
PMID: 39904507
Disease Associationsⓘ20
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.49Moderate
glaucomaOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
frozen shoulderOpen Targets
0.30Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
pituitary gland diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
metabolic diseaseOpen Targets
0.26Weak
multinodular goiterOpen Targets
0.25Weak
myeloproliferative disorderOpen Targets
0.25Weak
brain cancerOpen Targets
0.24Weak
central nervous system cancerOpen Targets
0.24Weak
nervous system cancerOpen Targets
0.24Weak
coronary artery bypassOpen Targets
0.24Weak
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.20Weak
spermatoceleOpen Targets
0.20Weak
vertebral column disorderOpen Targets
0.16Weak
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
oral squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
tooth diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_001346.3(DGKG):c.546_547del (p.Met183fs)Pathogenic
Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1
☆☆☆☆2022→ Residue 183
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Related Genes
PLD3Protein interaction97%CDS2Protein interaction95%MBOAT2Protein interaction94%LPLProtein interaction91%MBOAT1Protein interaction91%DGKAShared pathway88%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Heart
76%
Brain
38%
Lung
19%
Ovary
3%
Liver
3%
Gene Interaction Network
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DGKGPLD3CDS2MBOAT2LPLMBOAT1DGKA
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P49619
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.92LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.74 [0.60–0.92]
RankingsWhere DGKG stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,613of 20,598
    Most Researched37
  • #5,192of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #8,372of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.92
Genes detectedDGKG
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Endothelial DGKG promotes tumor angiogenesis and immune evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 37838036
J Hepatol · 2024
1.00
2
The alternatively spliced diacylglycerol kinase gamma-Δ exon13 transcript generated under hypoxia promotes glioblastoma progression.
PMID: 40296900
Oncol Res · 2025
0.90
3
Epigenetic silencing of diacylglycerol kinase gamma in colorectal cancer.
PMID: 28218473
Mol Carcinog · 2017
0.80
4
Histone Lysine Lactylation (Kla)-induced BCAM Promotes OSCC Progression and Cis-Platinum Resistance.
PMID: 39503345
Oral Dis · 2025
0.70
5
Longitudinal multiomics analysis of aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: comparing primary and recurrent tumors from the same patient, reveals genomic stability and heterogeneous transcriptomic profiles with alterations in metabolic pathways.
PMID: 39217365
Acta Neuropathol Commun · 2024
0.60