Glycerol kinase
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Glycerol kinase, encoded by the gene GK, is a phosphotransferase enzyme involved in triglycerides and glycerophospholipids synthesis.
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EC no. | 2.7.1.30 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Quick Facts Identifiers, Symbol ...
glycerol kinase | |||||||
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Symbol | GK | ||||||
NCBI gene | 2710 | ||||||
HGNC | 4289 | ||||||
OMIM | 300474 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_000167 | ||||||
UniProt | P32189 | ||||||
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EC number | 2.7.1.30 | ||||||
Locus | Chr. X p21.3 | ||||||
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Glycerol kinase catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to glycerol thus forming glycerol 3-phosphate:
- ATP + glycerol <=> ADP + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate
Adipocytes lack glycerol kinase so they cannot metabolize the glycerol produced during triacyl glycerol degradation. This glycerol is instead shuttled to the liver via the blood where it is:
- Phosphorylated by glycerol kinase to glycerol 3-phosphate.
- Converted from glycerol 3-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) via glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase. DHAP can participate in glycolysis or gluconeogenesis.