IP6K3

UniProt ID: Q96PC2
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

IP6K3 encodes inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 3, a brain-enriched member of the inositol phosphokinase family that phosphorylates soluble inositol polyphosphates. Its core activity converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5) and can also phosphorylate InsP5/inositol pyrophosphate substrates. The experimentally supported localization is predominantly cytoplasmic; annotations implying protein phosphorylation or phosphatidylinositol-lipid metabolism should be interpreted as misapplied to a soluble inositol phosphate kinase.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0005634 nucleus
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Nuclear localization is not the main experimentally supported localization for human IP6K3; the original characterization describes IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: This orthology/computational nuclear assignment should not be treated as a core human IP6K3 location. Cytoplasm/cytosol is the supported annotation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
PMID:11502751 reports that InsP(6)K3 is enriched in brain and predominates in the cytoplasm, whereas InsP(6)K2 is exclusively nuclear and InsP(6)K1 has comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0046854 phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process describes phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism, but the evidence for IP6K3 is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate metabolism.
Reason: IP6K3 is not primarily a phosphatidylinositol lipid kinase. The supported biological process is soluble inositol phosphate biosynthesis/metabolism.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme designated InsP(6)K3.
GO:0000828 inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
UniProt describes the curated function as conversion of InsP6 to InsP7/PP-InsP5, and conversion of InsP5 to PP-InsP4.
GO:0032958 inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
Reason: This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol phosphate pathway context.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
GO:0000166 nucleotide binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000043
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: nucleotide binding is a broad parent term that does not convey IP6K3 substrate specificity.
Reason: The annotation should be interpreted through the specific inositol hexakisphosphate/inositol pyrophosphate kinase activity terms. Broad kinase, transferase, and nucleotide-binding terms are over-general.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
The curated function identifies IP6K3 as an inositol hexakisphosphate kinase with specific inositol polyphosphate substrates.
GO:0000827 inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0000828 inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0000829 diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0000832 inositol hexakisphosphate 5-kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000116
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol hexakisphosphate 5-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0005524 ATP binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000043
ACCEPT
Summary: ATP binding is required because IP6K3 uses ATP as the phosphate donor for inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Reason: ATP binding is mechanistically relevant, though less specific than the inositol phosphate kinase activity terms.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Catalytic reactions list ATP as substrate and ADP as product for IP6K3 reactions.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0016301 kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: kinase activity is a broad parent term that does not convey IP6K3 substrate specificity.
Reason: The annotation should be interpreted through the specific inositol hexakisphosphate/inositol pyrophosphate kinase activity terms. Broad kinase, transferase, and nucleotide-binding terms are over-general.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
The curated function identifies IP6K3 as an inositol hexakisphosphate kinase with specific inositol polyphosphate substrates.
GO:0016740 transferase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000043
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: transferase activity is a broad parent term that does not convey IP6K3 substrate specificity.
Reason: The annotation should be interpreted through the specific inositol hexakisphosphate/inositol pyrophosphate kinase activity terms. Broad kinase, transferase, and nucleotide-binding terms are over-general.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
The curated function identifies IP6K3 as an inositol hexakisphosphate kinase with specific inositol polyphosphate substrates.
GO:0032958 inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
Reason: This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol phosphate pathway context.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
GO:0043647 inositol phosphate metabolic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol phosphate metabolic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
Reason: This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol phosphate pathway context.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
GO:0046488 phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
MODIFY
Summary: phosphatidylinositol metabolic process describes phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism, but the evidence for IP6K3 is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate metabolism.
Reason: IP6K3 is not primarily a phosphatidylinositol lipid kinase. The supported biological process is soluble inositol phosphate biosynthesis/metabolism.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme designated InsP(6)K3.
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
The available reviewed function text and the PMID:11502751 abstract support inositol phosphate kinase activity rather than direct phosphorylation of protein substrates.
GO:0052836 inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0052839 diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0090407 organophosphate biosynthetic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Organophosphate biosynthetic process is too broad for IP6K3 when inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is already annotated.
Reason: The more informative process is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate biosynthesis. This broad parent term obscures the pathway specificity.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
IP6K3 converts inositol hexakisphosphate to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32296183
A reference map of the human binary protein interactome.
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic protein binding from a high-throughput interactome screen does not describe IP6K3 catalytic function.
Reason: GO:0005515 is uninformative here. The core annotation should focus on inositol phosphate kinase activity and inositol phosphate biosynthesis.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
The curated function describes conversion of inositol phosphate substrates, while listed interactions are high-throughput IntAct records.
GO:0005634 nucleus
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Nuclear localization is not the main experimentally supported localization for human IP6K3; the original characterization describes IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: This orthology/computational nuclear assignment should not be treated as a core human IP6K3 location. Cytoplasm/cytosol is the supported annotation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0043647 inositol phosphate metabolic process
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855167
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol phosphate metabolic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
Reason: This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol phosphate pathway context.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
GO:0000828 inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855227
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0000829 diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855194
ACCEPT
Summary: diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0052836 inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855158
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0052839 diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855193
ACCEPT
Summary: diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0000827 inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855223
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0000828 inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
IDA
PMID:11502751
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexa...
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855158
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855193
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855194
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855223
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855227
ACCEPT
Summary: cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
GO:0000831 inositol hexakisphosphate 6-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:11502751
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexa...
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol hexakisphosphate 6-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
Reason: This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol polyphosphate kinase reactions.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5). Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
GO:0032958 inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
IDA
PMID:11502751
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexa...
ACCEPT
Summary: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
Reason: This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol phosphate pathway context.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
IDA
PMID:11502751
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexa...
REMOVE
Summary: IP6K3 is an inositol polyphosphate kinase, not a protein kinase. The characterized substrates are InsP6, InsP5, and related inositol pyrophosphates.
Reason: The evidence supports phosphorylation of soluble inositol phosphate substrates, not protein phosphorylation. This row should not remain as a protein phosphorylation BP annotation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme designated InsP(6)K3.
GO:0046488 phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
IDA
PMID:11502751
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexa...
MODIFY
Summary: phosphatidylinositol metabolic process describes phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism, but the evidence for IP6K3 is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate metabolism.
Reason: IP6K3 is not primarily a phosphatidylinositol lipid kinase. The supported biological process is soluble inositol phosphate biosynthesis/metabolism.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme designated InsP(6)K3.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IDA
PMID:11502751
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexa...
ACCEPT
Summary: cytoplasm localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
Reason: Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human IP6K3.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:11502751
Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear, InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.

Core Functions

Phosphorylates soluble inositol polyphosphates, especially converting InsP6 to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate/InsP7 and supporting inositol pyrophosphate biosynthesis in the cytoplasm.

Supporting Evidence:
  • file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
    Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
  • file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
    Reactome R-HSA-1855227 describes IP6K1 and IP6K3 phosphorylating IP6 to 5-PP-IP5 in the cytosol.

References

Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot keyword mapping
Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping, accompanied by conservative changes to GO terms applied by UniProt
Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs using Ensembl Compara
Automatic Gene Ontology annotation based on Rhea mapping
Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexakisphosphate kinase.
A reference map of the human binary protein interactome.
Reactome:R-HSA-1855158
5-PP-IP5 is phosphorylated to 5-PPP-IP5 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
Reactome:R-HSA-1855167
Synthesis of pyrophosphates in the cytosol
Reactome:R-HSA-1855193
1-PP-IP4 is phosphorylated to 1,5-(PP)2-IP3 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
Reactome:R-HSA-1855194
1-PP-IP5 is phosphorylated to 1,5-(PP)2-IP4 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
Reactome:R-HSA-1855223
I(1,3,4,5,6)P5 is phosphorylated to 5-PP-IP4 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
Reactome:R-HSA-1855227
IP6 is phosphorylated to 5-PP-IP5 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
UniProt record for human IP6K3
file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
Manual deep research on IP6K3 function

Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: What fraction of endogenous IP6K3 is nuclear in human neurons compared with the predominant cytoplasmic pool?

Suggested experts: inositol phosphate biochemists, neurocell biologists

Q: Which inositol pyrophosphate products are generated by IP6K3 in brain tissue under physiological conditions?

Suggested experts: metabolomics experts, neurochemists

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Quantify inositol pyrophosphate species in IP6K3 knockout and rescue neuronal models.

Hypothesis: IP6K3 loss reduces specific InsP7/PP-InsP products in brain-derived cells.

Type: Targeted metabolomics

Experiment: Use validated IP6K3 antibodies or tagged knock-in alleles to measure cytoplasmic versus nuclear localization in neuronal cells.

Hypothesis: Endogenous IP6K3 is predominantly cytoplasmic, consistent with the original characterization.

Type: Endogenous localization

📚 Additional Documentation

Deep Research Manual

(IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md)

IP6K3 manual deep research notes

Falcon deep research was attempted repeatedly for this gene but did not return a report. These manual notes are based only on cached repository sources and are intended to document the provenance used for the review.

Sources checked

  • UniProt record: genes/human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
  • GOA file: genes/human/IP6K3/IP6K3-goa.tsv
  • Cached publication abstract: publications/PMID_11502751.md
  • Reactome records including reactome/R-HSA-1855227.md and reactome/R-HSA-1855167.md

Findings

  • IP6K3 is the human inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 3 gene product, also listed as IHPK3 in UniProt.
  • The cached PMID:11502751 abstract reports the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP7-forming enzyme designated InsP(6)K3.
  • PMID:11502751 reports that InsP(6)K3 is enriched in brain and predominates in the cytoplasm, whereas InsP(6)K2 is exclusively nuclear and InsP(6)K1 has comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
  • UniProt describes the curated function as conversion of inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5), and conversion of InsP5 to PP-InsP4.
  • Reactome R-HSA-1855227 describes IP6K1 and IP6K3 phosphorylating IP6 to 5-PP-IP5 in the cytosol.
  • The available curated function, PMID:11502751 abstract, and Reactome pathway context support soluble inositol phosphate and inositol pyrophosphate metabolism, not phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism as a core process.
  • The available reviewed function text and the PMID:11502751 abstract support inositol phosphate kinase activity. They do not provide evidence that IP6K3 directly phosphorylates protein substrates, so protein phosphorylation should not be kept as a supported core biological process in this review.

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id: Q96PC2
gene_symbol: IP6K3
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:9606
  label: Homo sapiens
description: >-
  IP6K3 encodes inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 3, a brain-enriched member of the inositol phosphokinase
  family that phosphorylates soluble inositol polyphosphates. Its core activity converts inositol hexakisphosphate
  (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5) and can also phosphorylate InsP5/inositol
  pyrophosphate substrates. The experimentally supported localization is predominantly cytoplasmic; annotations
  implying protein phosphorylation or phosphatidylinositol-lipid metabolism should be interpreted as misapplied
  to a soluble inositol phosphate kinase.
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: >-
      Nuclear localization is not the main experimentally supported localization for human IP6K3; the
      original characterization describes IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      This orthology/computational nuclear assignment should not be treated as a core human IP6K3 location.
      Cytoplasm/cytosol is the supported annotation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
      supporting_text: >-
        PMID:11502751 reports that InsP(6)K3 is enriched in brain and predominates in the cytoplasm,
        whereas InsP(6)K2 is exclusively nuclear and InsP(6)K1 has comparable nuclear and cytosolic densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytoplasm localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0046854
    label: phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: >-
      phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process describes phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism,
      but the evidence for IP6K3 is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate metabolism.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: >-
      IP6K3 is not primarily a phosphatidylinositol lipid kinase. The supported biological process is
      soluble inositol phosphate biosynthesis/metabolism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0032958
      label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme
        designated InsP(6)K3.
- term:
    id: GO:0000828
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward
      soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
      supporting_text: >-
        UniProt describes the curated function as conversion of InsP6 to InsP7/PP-InsP5, and conversion
        of InsP5 to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0032958
    label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble
      inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol
      phosphate pathway context.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
- term:
    id: GO:0000166
    label: nucleotide binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000043
  review:
    summary: >-
      nucleotide binding is a broad parent term that does not convey IP6K3 substrate specificity.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The annotation should be interpreted through the specific inositol hexakisphosphate/inositol pyrophosphate
      kinase activity terms. Broad kinase, transferase, and nucleotide-binding terms are over-general.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        The curated function identifies IP6K3 as an inositol hexakisphosphate kinase with specific inositol
        polyphosphate substrates.
- term:
    id: GO:0000827
    label: inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity
      toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0000828
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward
      soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0000829
    label: diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity
      toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0000832
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate 5-kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000116
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol hexakisphosphate 5-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward
      soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0005524
    label: ATP binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000043
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATP binding is required because IP6K3 uses ATP as the phosphate donor for inositol polyphosphate
      kinase reactions.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATP binding is mechanistically relevant, though less specific than the inositol phosphate kinase
      activity terms.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Catalytic reactions list ATP as substrate and ADP as product for IP6K3 reactions.
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytoplasm localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0016301
    label: kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: >-
      kinase activity is a broad parent term that does not convey IP6K3 substrate specificity.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The annotation should be interpreted through the specific inositol hexakisphosphate/inositol pyrophosphate
      kinase activity terms. Broad kinase, transferase, and nucleotide-binding terms are over-general.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        The curated function identifies IP6K3 as an inositol hexakisphosphate kinase with specific inositol
        polyphosphate substrates.
- term:
    id: GO:0016740
    label: transferase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000043
  review:
    summary: >-
      transferase activity is a broad parent term that does not convey IP6K3 substrate specificity.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The annotation should be interpreted through the specific inositol hexakisphosphate/inositol pyrophosphate
      kinase activity terms. Broad kinase, transferase, and nucleotide-binding terms are over-general.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        The curated function identifies IP6K3 as an inositol hexakisphosphate kinase with specific inositol
        polyphosphate substrates.
- term:
    id: GO:0032958
    label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble
      inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol
      phosphate pathway context.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
- term:
    id: GO:0043647
    label: inositol phosphate metabolic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol phosphate metabolic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble
      inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol
      phosphate pathway context.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
- term:
    id: GO:0046488
    label: phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      phosphatidylinositol metabolic process describes phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism, but the
      evidence for IP6K3 is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate metabolism.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: >-
      IP6K3 is not primarily a phosphatidylinositol lipid kinase. The supported biological process is
      soluble inositol phosphate biosynthesis/metabolism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0032958
      label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme
        designated InsP(6)K3.
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
      supporting_text: >-
        The available reviewed function text and the PMID:11502751 abstract support inositol phosphate
        kinase activity rather than direct phosphorylation of protein substrates.
- term:
    id: GO:0052836
    label: inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic
      activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0052839
    label: diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity
      toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0090407
    label: organophosphate biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  review:
    summary: >-
      Organophosphate biosynthetic process is too broad for IP6K3 when inositol phosphate biosynthetic
      process is already annotated.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The more informative process is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate biosynthesis. This broad
      parent term obscures the pathway specificity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        IP6K3 converts inositol hexakisphosphate to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:32296183
  review:
    summary: >-
      Generic protein binding from a high-throughput interactome screen does not describe IP6K3 catalytic
      function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        The curated function describes conversion of inositol phosphate substrates, while listed interactions
        are high-throughput IntAct records.
    reason: >-
      GO:0005515 is uninformative here. The core annotation should focus on inositol phosphate kinase
      activity and inositol phosphate biosynthesis.
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  review:
    summary: >-
      Nuclear localization is not the main experimentally supported localization for human IP6K3; the
      original characterization describes IP6K3 as predominantly cytoplasmic.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      This orthology/computational nuclear assignment should not be treated as a core human IP6K3 location.
      Cytoplasm/cytosol is the supported annotation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0043647
    label: inositol phosphate metabolic process
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855167
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol phosphate metabolic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble
      inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol
      phosphate pathway context.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
- term:
    id: GO:0000828
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855227
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward
      soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0000829
    label: diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855194
  review:
    summary: >-
      diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity
      toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0052836
    label: inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855158
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol 5-diphosphate pentakisphosphate 5-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic
      activity toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0052839
    label: diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855193
  review:
    summary: >-
      diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity
      toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0000827
    label: inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855223
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity
      toward soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
- term:
    id: GO:0000828
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11502751
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward
      soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855158
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855193
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855194
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855223
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855227
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytosol localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
- term:
    id: GO:0000831
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate 6-kinase activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11502751
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol hexakisphosphate 6-kinase activity fits the characterized IP6K3 catalytic activity toward
      soluble inositol polyphosphate and inositol pyrophosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
        Converts 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate (InsP5) to PP-InsP4.
    reason: >-
      This is the specific molecular-function space for IP6K3. The PMID:11502751 characterization and
      UniProt catalytic activities support conversion of InsP6 to PP-InsP5/InsP7 and related inositol
      polyphosphate kinase reactions.
- term:
    id: GO:0032958
    label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11502751
  review:
    summary: >-
      inositol phosphate biosynthetic process is supported because IP6K3 biosynthesizes/metabolizes soluble
      inositol pyrophosphates from inositol phosphate substrates.
    action: ACCEPT
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: >-
        Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
    reason: >-
      This biological-process term matches the characterized IP6K3 reaction products and Reactome inositol
      phosphate pathway context.
- term:
    id: GO:0006468
    label: protein phosphorylation
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11502751
  review:
    summary: >-
      IP6K3 is an inositol polyphosphate kinase, not a protein kinase. The characterized substrates are
      InsP6, InsP5, and related inositol pyrophosphates.
    action: REMOVE
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme
        designated InsP(6)K3.
    reason: >-
      The evidence supports phosphorylation of soluble inositol phosphate substrates, not protein phosphorylation.
      This row should not remain as a protein phosphorylation BP annotation.
- term:
    id: GO:0046488
    label: phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11502751
  review:
    summary: >-
      phosphatidylinositol metabolic process describes phosphatidylinositol lipid metabolism, but the
      evidence for IP6K3 is soluble inositol phosphate/pyrophosphate metabolism.
    action: MODIFY
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        We now report the identification, cloning, and characterization of a third InsP(7) forming enzyme
        designated InsP(6)K3.
    reason: >-
      IP6K3 is not primarily a phosphatidylinositol lipid kinase. The supported biological process is
      soluble inositol phosphate biosynthesis/metabolism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0032958
      label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11502751
  review:
    summary: >-
      cytoplasm localization is supported by the original characterization, which reported IP6K3 as predominantly
      cytoplasmic.
    action: ACCEPT
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:11502751
      supporting_text: >-
        Intracellular disposition discriminates the three enzymes with InsP(6)K2 being exclusively nuclear,
        InsP(6)K3 predominating in the cytoplasm, and InsP(6)K1 displaying comparable nuclear and cytosolic
        densities.
    reason: >-
      Cytoplasmic/cytosolic localization is the experimentally supported cellular component for human
      IP6K3.
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000033
  title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000043
  title: Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot keyword mapping
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000044
  title: Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary
    mapping, accompanied by conservative changes to GO terms applied by UniProt
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000107
  title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs using
    Ensembl Compara
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000116
  title: Automatic Gene Ontology annotation based on Rhea mapping
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000117
  title: Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000120
  title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11502751
  title: Identification and characterization of a novel inositol hexakisphosphate kinase.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:32296183
  title: A reference map of the human binary protein interactome.
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855158
  title: 5-PP-IP5 is phosphorylated to 5-PPP-IP5 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855167
  title: Synthesis of pyrophosphates in the cytosol
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855193
  title: 1-PP-IP4 is phosphorylated to 1,5-(PP)2-IP3 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855194
  title: 1-PP-IP5 is phosphorylated to 1,5-(PP)2-IP4 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855223
  title: I(1,3,4,5,6)P5 is phosphorylated to 5-PP-IP4 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855227
  title: IP6 is phosphorylated to 5-PP-IP5 by IP6K1/3 in the cytosol
  findings: []
- id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
  title: UniProt record for human IP6K3
  findings: []
- id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
  title: Manual deep research on IP6K3 function
  findings: []
core_functions:
- description: >-
    Phosphorylates soluble inositol polyphosphates, especially converting InsP6 to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate/InsP7
    and supporting inositol pyrophosphate biosynthesis in the cytoplasm.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0000828
    label: inositol hexakisphosphate kinase activity
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0032958
    label: inositol phosphate biosynthetic process
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  - id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  substrates:
  - id: CHEBI:58130
    label: 1D-myo-inositol hexakisphosphate
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-uniprot.txt
    supporting_text: >-
      Converts inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) to diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (InsP7/PP-InsP5).
  - reference_id: file:human/IP6K3/IP6K3-deep-research-manual.md
    supporting_text: >-
      Reactome R-HSA-1855227 describes IP6K1 and IP6K3 phosphorylating IP6 to 5-PP-IP5 in the cytosol.
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: What fraction of endogenous IP6K3 is nuclear in human neurons compared with the
    predominant cytoplasmic pool?
  experts:
  - inositol phosphate biochemists
  - neurocell biologists
- question: Which inositol pyrophosphate products are generated by IP6K3 in brain tissue under
    physiological conditions?
  experts:
  - metabolomics experts
  - neurochemists
suggested_experiments:
- experiment_type: Targeted metabolomics
  description: Quantify inositol pyrophosphate species in IP6K3 knockout and rescue neuronal models.
  hypothesis: IP6K3 loss reduces specific InsP7/PP-InsP products in brain-derived cells.
- experiment_type: Endogenous localization
  description: Use validated IP6K3 antibodies or tagged knock-in alleles to measure cytoplasmic
    versus nuclear localization in neuronal cells.
  hypothesis: Endogenous IP6K3 is predominantly cytoplasmic, consistent with the original
    characterization.