second protein kinase C conserved region 1 (C1 domain) found in diacylglycerol kinase zeta (DAG kinase zeta) and similar proteins
Diacylglycerol (DAG) kinase (EC 2.7.1.107) is a lipid kinase that phosphorylates diacylglycerol to form phosphatidic acid. DAG kinase zeta, also called diglyceride kinase zeta (DGK-zeta), displays a strong preference for 1,2-diacylglycerols over 1,3-diacylglycerols, but lacks substrate specificity among molecular species of long chain diacylglycerols. It is classified as a type IV DAG kinase (DGK), containing myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate (MARCKS), PDZ-binding, and ankyrin domains, in addition to C1 and catalytic domains that are present in all DGKs. The MARCKS domain regulates the nuclear localizations of type IV DGKs while the PDZ-binding and ankyrin domains regulate interactions with several proteins. DAG kinase zeta contains two copies of the C1 domain. This model corresponds to the second one. The C1 domain is a cysteine-rich zinc binding domain that does not bind DNA nor possess structural similarity to conventional zinc finger domains; it contains two separate Zn(2+)-binding sites.