| Protein Name | glycerol kinase |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 2710 |
| Gene Symbol | GK |
| UniProt | P32189 (GLPK_HUMAN), B4DH54 (B4DH54_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of Articles : 36 |
Description |
glycerol kinase |
| Gene Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the FGGY kinase family. This protein is a key enzyme in the regulation of glycerol uptake and metabolism. It catalyzes the phosphorylation of glycerol by ATP, yielding ADP and glycerol-3-phosphate. Mutations in this gene are associated with glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011] |
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