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Gene information for HK1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3098
Official gene symbolHK1
Full namehexokinase 1
Aliases,HK1-ta,HK1-tb,HK1-tc,HKI,HXK1,
Gene summaryHexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. This gene encodes a ubiquitous form of hexokinase which localizes to the outer membrane of mitochondria. Mutations in this gene have been associated with hemolytic anemia due to hexokinase deficiency. Alternative splicing of this gene results in five transcript variants which encode different isoforms, some of which are tissue-specific. Each isoform has a distinct N-terminus; the remainder of the protein is identical among all the isoforms. A sixth transcript variant has been described, but due to the presence of several stop codons, it is not thought to encode a protein. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 10   Locus: 10q22
Gene position71029756 - 71161638  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size131883 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID142600