Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2710
Gene name Glycerol kinase
Gene symbol GK
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
GK1GKD
Chromosome X
Chromosome location Xp21.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the FGGY kinase family. This protein is a key enzyme in the regulation of glycerol uptake and metabolism. It catalyzes the phosphorylation of glycerol by ATP, yielding ADP and glycerol-3-phosphate. Mutations in
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs132630328 A>G,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs132630329 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs132630330 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs132630331 A>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs587776740 G>C Pathogenic Splice acceptor variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021809 hsa-miR-132-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT047490 hsa-miR-10b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT047490 hsa-miR-10b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1020037 hsa-miR-1324 CLIP-seq
MIRT1020038 hsa-miR-3156-5p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
PPARG Activation 14749268
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0004370 Function Glycerol kinase activity IBA
GO:0004370 Function Glycerol kinase activity IDA 15845384, 37021775
GO:0004370 Function Glycerol kinase activity IEA
GO:0004370 Function Glycerol kinase activity IMP 8651297
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
300474 4289 ENSG00000198814
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P32189
Protein name Glycerol kinase (Glycerokinase) (EC 2.7.1.30) (ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase)
Protein function Kinase that plays a key role in glycerol metabolism, catalyzing its phosphorylation to produce sn-glycerol 3-phosphate. Sn-glycerol 3-phosphate is a crucial intermediate in various metabolic pathways, such as the synthesis of glycerolipids and t
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00370 FGGY_N 12 272 FGGY family of carbohydrate kinases, N-terminal domain Domain
PF02782 FGGY_C 281 473 FGGY family of carbohydrate kinases, C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 2]: Widely expressed in fetal and adult tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15845384}.; TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 3]: Widely expressed in fetal and adult tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15845384}.; TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 4]: Th
Sequence
Sequence length 559
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Glycerolipid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
PPAR signaling pathway
  Triglyceride biosynthesis
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
GK-related disorder Likely pathogenic rs2519209274 RCV003405848
Inborn glycerol kinase deficiency Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs766772846, rs587776740, rs132630328, rs132630329, rs132630330, rs132630331, rs2519279079, rs2519279463, rs1933016162 RCV002250018
RCV000011688
RCV000011690
RCV000011692
RCV000011693
RCV000011695
RCV004566555
RCV004584286
RCV003336363
Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2519279463, rs1935220169 RCV005939493
RCV005913652
Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2147218235, rs1935220169 RCV005917765
RCV005913653
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Absent speech Uncertain significance rs766499924 RCV000626784
Colorectal cancer Benign; Likely benign rs186543786 RCV005901863
Familial cancer of breast Benign; Likely benign rs139652893 RCV005901866
Global developmental delay Uncertain significance rs766499924 RCV000626784
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Addison Disease Associate 27087023
Adrenal Insufficiency Associate 18762570
Congenital Hyperinsulinism Associate 16938872, 19617908
Coronary Artery Disease Associate 22780915
Developmental Disabilities Associate 18762570
Diabetes Gestational Associate 25012807
Diabetes Mellitus Associate 16938872, 29885360
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 16938872, 19617908, 36342518, 37021775
Disorders of Sex Development Associate 26980296
Epileptic Syndromes Associate 22291974