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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00836
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6117
Name Glycerol kinase
Synonyms
  1. ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase
  2. GK
  3. Glycerokinase
Gene Name GK
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor
Specific Function Key enzyme in the regulation of glycerol uptake and metabolism.
Pathways
  • D-glyceric acidura
  • Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency
  • glycerol degradation via glycerol kinase pathway
  • Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
  • Glycerolipid metabolism
  • Glycerolipid Metabolism
  • PPAR signaling pathway
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + Glycerol → ADP + Glycerol 3-phosphate details
GO Classification
Biological Process
glycerol metabolic process
glycerol catabolic process
glycerol-3-phosphate metabolic process
glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process
triglyceride biosynthetic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
mitochondrial outer membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
kinase activity
phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor
glycerol kinase activity
Molecular Function
ATP binding
glycerol kinase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
alcohol metabolic process
polyol metabolic process
alditol metabolic process
glycerol metabolic process
glycerol-3-phosphate metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Peripheral membrane protein
  3. Cytoplasmic side
  4. Mitochondrion outer membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location X
Locus Xp21.3
SNPs GK
Gene Sequence
>1680 bp
ATGGCAGCCTCAAAGAAGGCAGTTTTGGGGCCATTGGTGGGGGCGGTGGACCAGGGCACC
AGTTCGACGCGCTTTTTGGTTTTCAATTCAAAAACAGCTGAACTACTTAGTCATCATCAA
GTAGAAATAAAACAAGAGTTCCCAAGAGAAGGATGGGTGGAACAGGACCCTAAGGAAATT
CTACATTCTGTCTATGAGTGTATAGAGAAAACATGTGAGAAACTTGGACAGCTCAATATT
GATATTTCCAACATAAAAGCTATTGGTGTCAGCAACCAGAGGGAAACCACTGTAGTCTGG
GACAAGATAACTGGAGAGCCTCTCTACAATGCTGTGGTGTGGCTTGATCTAAGAACCCAG
TCTACCGTTGAGAGTCTTAGTAAAAGAATTCCAGGAAATAATAACTTTGTCAAGTCCAAG
ACAGGCCTTCCACTTAGCACTTACTTCAGTGCAGTGAAACTTCGTTGGCTCCTTGACAAT
GTGAGAAAAGTTCAAAAGGCCGTTGAAGAAAAACGAGCTCTTTTTGGGACTATTGATTCA
TGGCTTATTTGGAGTTTGACAGGAGGAGTCAATGGAGGTGTCCACTGTACAGATGTAACA
AATGCAAGTAGGACTATGCTTTTCAACATTCATTCTTTGGAATGGGATAAACAACTCTGC
GAATTTTTTGGAATTCCAATGGAAATTCTTCCAAATGTCCGGAGTTCTTCTGAGATCTAT
GGCCTAATGAAAATCTCTCATAGCGTGAAAGCTGGGGCCTTGGAAGGTGTGCCAATATCT
GGGTGTTTAGGGGACCAGTCTGCTGCATTGGTGGGACAAATGTGCTTCCAGATTGGACAA
GCCAAAAATACGTATGGAACAGGATGTTTCTTACTATGTAATACAGGCCATAAGTGTGTA
TTTTCTGATCATGGCCTTCTCACCACAGTGGCTTACAAACTTGGCAGAGACAAACCAGTA
TATTATGCTTTGGAAGGTTCTGTAGCTATAGCTGGTGCTGTTATTCGCTGGCTAAGAGAC
AATCTTGGAATTATAAAGACCTCAGAAGAAATTGAAAAACTTGCTAAAGAAGTAGGTACT
TCTTATGGCTGCTACTTCGTCCCAGCATTTTCGGGGTTATATGCACCTTATTGGGAGCCC
AGCGCAAGAGGGATAATCTGTGGACTCACTCAGTTCACCAATAAATGCCATATTGCTTTT
GCTGCATTAGAAGCTGTTTGTTTCCAAACTCGAGAGATTTTGGATGCCATGAATCGAGAC
TGTGGAATTCCACTCAGTCATTTGCAGGTAGATGGAGGAATGACCAGCAACAAAATTCTT
ATGCAGCTACAAGCAGACATTCTGTATATACCAGTAGTGAAGCCCTCAATGCCCGAAACC
ACTGCACTGGGTGCGGCTATGGCGGCAGGGGCTGCAGAAGGAGTCGGCGTATGGAGTCTC
GAACCCGAGGATTTGTCTGCCGTCACGATGGAGCGGTTTGAACCTCAGATTAATGCGGAG
GAAAGTGAAATTCGTTATTCTACATGGAAGAAAGCTGTGATGAAGTCAATGGGTTGGGTT
ACAACTCAATCTCCAGAAAGTGGTGACCCTAGTATCTTCTGTAGTCTGCCCTTGGGCTTT
TTTATAGTGAGTAGCATGGTAATGTTAATCGGAGCAAGGTACATCTCAGGTATTCCATAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 559
Molecular Weight 57488.675
Theoretical pI 6.313
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Glycerol kinase
MAASKKAVLGPLVGAVDQGTSSTRFLVFNSKTAELLSHHQVEIKQEFPREGWVEQDPKEI
LHSVYECIEKTCEKLGQLNIDISNIKAIGVSNQRETTVVWDKITGEPLYNAVVWLDLRTQ
STVESLSKRIPGNNNFVKSKTGLPLSTYFSAVKLRWLLDNVRKVQKAVEEKRALFGTIDS
WLIWSLTGGVNGGVHCTDVTNASRTMLFNIHSLEWDKQLCEFFGIPMEILPNVRSSSEIY
GLMKISHSVKAGALEGVPISGCLGDQSAALVGQMCFQIGQAKNTYGTGCFLLCNTGHKCV
FSDHGLLTTVAYKLGRDKPVYYALEGSVAIAGAVIRWLRDNLGIIKTSEEIEKLAKEVGT
SYGCYFVPAFSGLYAPYWEPSARGIICGLTQFTNKCHIAFAALEAVCFQTREILDAMNRD
CGIPLSHLQVDGGMTSNKILMQLQADILYIPVVKPSMPETTALGAAMAAGAAEGVGVWSL
EPEDLSAVTMERFEPQINAEESEIRYSTWKKAVMKSMGWVTTQSPESGDPSIFCSLPLGF
FIVSSMVMLIGARYISGIP
GenBank ID Protein 5834428
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P32189
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GLPK_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AJ252550
GeneCard ID GK
GenAtlas ID GK
HGNC ID HGNC:4289
References
General References
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