Glycerol kinase

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21173596
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Summary

Glycerol kinase is a protein[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Glycerol kinase[3], membrane protein[4], Carbohydrate kinase, FGGY, C-terminal domain, protein family[5], Carbohydrate kinase, FGGY, N-terminal domain, protein family[6], Carbohydrate kinase, FGGY, conserved site, protein family[7]
  • Has part(s): Carbohydrate kinase, FGGY, conserved site[8], Carbohydrate kinase, FGGY, N-terminal[9], Carbohydrate kinase, FGGY, C-terminal[10]
  • Molecular function: transferase activity[11], nucleotide binding[12], phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor[13], kinase activity[14], protein binding[15], ATP binding[16], glycerol kinase activity[17]
  • Cell component: cytoplasm[18], membrane[19], mitochondrial outer membrane[20], mitochondrion[21], extracellular exosome[22], cytosol[23]
  • Biological process: phosphorylation[24], glycerol catabolic process[25], glycerol-3-phosphate metabolic process[26], glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process[27], triglyceride biosynthetic process[28], triglyceride metabolic process[29], glycerol metabolic process[30], carbohydrate metabolic process[31]
  • Encoded by: GK[32]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Toward an understanding of the protein interaction network of the human liver. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Proteomic analysis of podocyte exosome-enriched fraction from normal human urine. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mutations and phenotype in isolated glycerol kinase deficiency. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Mutations and phenotype in isolated glycerol kinase deficiency. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Isolation of the human Xp21 glycerol kinase gene by positional cloning. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → GK
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function → transferase activity, nucleotide binding, phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor +6
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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