glycerol kinase 2; GK 2; glycerokinase 2; ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase 2; glycerol kinase, testis specific 2 (GK2, GKP2, GKTA)

Function

• key enzyme in the regulation of glycerol uptake & metabolism (putative)
• polyol metabolism; glycerol degradation via glycerol kinase pathway; sn-glycerol 3-phosphate from glycerol: step 1/1

ATP + glycerol = ADP + sn-glycerol 3- phosphate

Structure

belongs to the FGGY kinase family

Compartment

• mitochondrial outer membrane
• peripheral membrane; cytoplasmic side (putative)
• cytoplasm
• in sperm the majority of the enzyme is bound to mitochondria (putative)

More general terms

• glycerol kinase
• mitochondrial protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2712
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2712
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600148
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q14410.html