Catalyzes the phosphorylation of pantothenate to generate 4'-phosphopantothenate in the first and rate-determining step of coenzyme A (CoA) synthesis.
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm
Subcellular locations: Nucleus, Nucleus, Nucleolus
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm, Cytosol, Cytoplasmic vesicle, Clathrin-coated vesicle, Recycling endosome
Expressed at high levels in brain, heart, kidney, liver, skeletal muscle and testis.
Detected at much lower levels in kidney, liver, brain and testis and not detected in heart or skeletal muscle.