Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ The product of this gene belongs to the FGGY kinase family of proteins and encodes glycerol kinase. Glycerol kinase 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. Defects in this gene are the cause of glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. (provided by RefSeq)_x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ GK (NP_000158.1, 1 a.a. ~ 524 a.a) full-length human protein._x000D_ Sequence_x000D_ MAASKKAVLGPLVGAVDQGTSSTRFLVFNSKTAELLSHHQVEIKQEFPREGWVEQDPKEILHSVYECIEKTCEKLGQLNIDISNIKAIGVSNQRETTVVWDKITGEPLYNAVVWLDLRTQSTVESLSKRIPGNNNFVKSKTGLPLSTYFSAVKLRWLLDNVRKVQKAVEEKRALFGTIDSWLIWSLTGGVNGGVHCTDVTNASRTMLFNIHSLEWDKQLCEFFGIPMEILPNVRSSSEIYGLMKAGALEGVPISGCLGDQSAALVGQMCFQIGQAKNTYGTGCFLLCNTGHKCVFSDHGLLTTVAYKLGRDKPVYYALEGSVAIAGAVIRWLRDNLGIIKTSEEIEKLAKEVGTSYGCYFVPAFSGLYAPYWEPSARGIICGLTQFTNKCHIAFAALEAVCFQTREILDAMNRDCGIPLSHLQVDGGMTSNKILMQLQADILYIPVVKPSMPETTALGAAMAAGAAEGVGVWSLEPEDLSAVTMERFEPQINAEESEIRYSTWKKAVMKSMGWVTTQSPESGIP_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4