Catalyzes the reversible ATP-dependent phosphorylation of mevalonate 5-phosphate to produce mevalonate diphosphate and ADP, a key step in the mevalonic acid mediated biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate and other polyisoprenoid metabolites.
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm, Cytosol
Heart, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, and pancreas. Lower level in brain, placenta and lung.