Entrez gene ID | | 3101 |
Official gene symbol | | HK3 |
Full name | | hexokinase 3 (white cell) |
Aliases | | ,HKIII,HXK3, |
Gene summary | | Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. This gene encodes hexokinase 3. Similar to hexokinases 1 and 2, this allosteric enzyme is inhibited by its product glucose-6-phosphate. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 5 Locus: 5q35.2 |
Gene position | | 176326333 - 176307870 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 18464 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 142570 |
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