NameGlucokinase
Synonyms
  • 2.7.1.2
  • Hexokinase type IV
  • Hexokinase-4
  • Hexokinase-D
  • HK IV
  • HK4
Gene NameGCK
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002103|Glucokinase
MLDDRARMEAAKKEKVEQILAEFQLQEEDLKKVMRRMQKEMDRGLRLETHEEASVKMLPT
YVRSTPEGSEVGDFLSLDLGGTNFRVMLVKVGEGEEGQWSVKTKHQMYSIPEDAMTGTAE
MLFDYISECISDFLDKHQMKHKKLPLGFTFSFPVRHEDIDKGILLNWTKGFKASGAEGNN
VVGLLRDAIKRRGDFEMDVVAMVNDTVATMISCYYEDHQCEVGMIVGTGCNACYMEEMQN
VELVEGDEGRMCVNTEWGAFGDSGELDEFLLEYDRLVDESSANPGQQLYEKLIGGKYMGE
LVRLVLLRLVDENLLFHGEASEQLRTRGAFETRFVSQVESDTGDRKQIYNILSTLGLRPS
TTDCDIVRRACESVSTRAAHMCSAGLAGVINRMRESRSEDVMRITVGVDGSVYKLHPSFK
ERFHASVRRLTPSCEITFIESEEGSGRGAALVSAVACKKACMLGQ
Number of residues465
Molecular Weight52191.07
Theoretical pI4.85
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • glucokinase activity
  • glucose binding
Processes
  • transmembrane transport
  • regulation of glycolytic process
  • regulation of insulin secretion
  • glucose 6-phosphate metabolic process
  • cellular response to insulin stimulus
  • cellular response to leptin stimulus
  • glycolytic process
  • detection of glucose
  • canonical glycolysis
  • endocrine pancreas development
  • positive regulation of insulin secretion
  • calcium ion import
  • regulation of potassium ion transport
  • glucose transport
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • cellular glucose homeostasis
  • NADP metabolic process
  • positive regulation of glycogen biosynthetic process
  • carbohydrate metabolic process
  • hexose transport
  • glucose homeostasis
  • glucose metabolic process
  • regulation of glucose transport
  • negative regulation of gluconeogenesis
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionGlucose binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the initial step in utilization of glucose by the beta-cell and liver at physiological glucose concentration. Glucokinase has a high Km for glucose, and so it is effective only when glucose is abundant. The role of GCK is to provide G6P for the synthesis of glycogen. Pancreatic glucokinase plays an important role in modulating insulin secretion. Hepatic glucokinase helps to facilitate the uptake and conversion of glucose by acting as an insulin-sensitive determinant of hepatic glucose usage.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID179427
UniProtKB IDP35557
UniProtKB Entry NameHXK4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016300|Glucokinase (GCK)
ATGCTGGACGACAGAGCCAGGATGGAGGCCGCCAAGAAGGAGAAGGTAGAGCAGATCCTG
GCAGAGTTCCAGCTGCAGGAGGAGGACCTGAAGAAGGTGATGAGACGGATGCAGAAGGAG
ATGGACCGCGGCCTGAGGCTGGAGACCCATGAAGAGGCCAGTGTGAAGATGCTGCCCACC
TACGTGCGCTCCACCCCAGAAGGCTCAGAAGTCGGGGACTTCCTCTCCCTGGACCTGGGT
GGCACTAACTTCAGGGTGATGCTGGTGAAGGTGGGAGAAGGTGAGGAGGGGCAGTGGAGC
GTGAAGACCAAACACCAGATGTACTCCATCCCCGAGGACGCCATGACCGGCACTGCTGAG
ATGCTCTTCGACTACATCTCTGAGTGCATCTCCGACTTCCTGGACAAGCATCAGATGAAA
CACAAGAAGCTGCCCCTGGGCTTCACCTTCTCCTTTCCTGTGAGGCACGAAGACATCGAT
AAGGGCATCCTTCTCAACTGGACCAAGGGCTTCAAGGCCTCAGGAGCAGAAGGGAACAAT
GTCGTGGGGCTTCTGCGAGACGCTATCAAACGGAGAGGGGACTTTGAAATGGATGTGGTG
GCAATGGTGAATGACACGGTGGCCACGATGATCTCCTGCTACTACGAAGACCATCAGTGC
GAGGTCGGCATGATCGTGGGCACGGGCTGCAATGCCTGCTACATGGAGGAGATGCAGAAT
GTGGAGCTGGTGGAGGGGGACGAGGGCCGCATGTGCGTCAATACCGAGTGGGGCGCCTTC
GGGGACTCCGGCGAGCTGGACGAGTTCCTGCTGGAGTATGACCGCCTGGTGGACGAGAGC
TCTGCAAACCCCGGTCAGCAGCTGTATGAGAAGCTCATAGGTGGCAAGTACATGGGCGAG
CTGGTGCGGCTTGTGCTGCTCAGGCTCGTGGACGAAAACCTGCTCTTCCACGGGGAGGCC
TCCGAGCAGCTGCGCACACGCGGAGCCTTCGAGACGCGCTTCGTGTCGCAGGTGGAGAGC
GACACGGGCGACCGCAAGCAGATCTACAACATCCTGAGCACGCTGGGGCTGCGACCCTCG
ACCACCGACTGCGACATCGTGCGCCGCGCCTGCGAGAGCGTGTCTACGCGCGCTGCGCAC
ATGTGCTCGGCGGGGCTGGCGGGCGTCATCAACCGCATGCGCGAGAGCCGCAGCGAGGAC
GTAATGCGCATCACTGTGGGCGTGGATGGCTCCGTGTACAAGCTGCACCCCAGCTTCAAG
GAGCGGTTCCATGCCAGCGTGCGCAGGCTGACGCCCAGCTGCGAGATCACCTTCATCGAG
TCGGAGGAGGGCAGTGGCCGGGGCGCGGCCCTGGTCTCGGCGGTGGCCTGTAAGAAGGCC
TGTATGCTGGGCCAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDM88011
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGCK
HGNC IDHGNC:4195
Chromosome Location7
Locus7p15.3-p15.1
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