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Gk - glycerol kinase Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as Gyk; D930012N15Rik

Gene ID: 14933 | Gene type: protein coding

About Gk

Summary

Enables glycerol kinase activity. Acts upstream of or within glucose homeostasis; glycerol metabolic process; and regulation of fatty acid metabolic process. Located in cytosol; mitochondrion; and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; brown fat; genitourinary system; heart; and liver. Used to study glycerol kinase deficiency. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in glycerol kinase deficiency. Orthologous to human GK (glycerol kinase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Gk Products(5)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001294138.1 NP_001281067.1 glycerol kinase isoform 3
NM_001294140.1 NP_001281069.1 glycerol kinase isoform 4
NM_001331046.1 NP_001317975.1 glycerol kinase isoform 5
NM_008194.3 NP_032220.1 glycerol kinase isoform 1
NM_212444.2 NP_997609.1 glycerol kinase isoform 2
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables glycerol kinase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
8884278 MGI
enables glycerol kinase activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
9302256 MGI
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
acts upstream of or within glucose homeostasis IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16105550 MGI
acts upstream of or within glycerol metabolic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
9302256 MGI
acts upstream of or within regulation of fatty acid metabolic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
9302256 MGI
involved in triglyceride biosynthetic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
9302256 MGI
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
is active in cytosol IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
27713003 MGI
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

glycerol kinase

ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase

glycerokinase

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Gk NCBI NCBI:2710
Rattus norvegicus Gk NCBI NCBI:79223