Entrez gene ID | | 64080 |
Official gene symbol | | RBKS |
Full name | | ribokinase |
Aliases | | ,DKFZp686G13268,RBSK, |
Gene summary | | The ribokinase encoded by this gene belongs to the pfkB family of carbohydrate kinases. It phosphorylates ribose to form ribose-5-phosphate in the presence of ATP and magnesium as a first step in ribose metabolism. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 2 Locus: 2p23.3 |
Gene position | | 28113223 - 28004266 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 108958 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 611132 |
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