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hk2 - hexokinase 2

Predicted to enable fructokinase activity; glucokinase activity; and mannokinase activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular glucose homeostasis; glucose 6-phosphate metabolic process; and glycolytic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within carbohydrate metabolic process and phosphorylation. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Predicted to be active in cytosol and mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alar plate midbrain region; digestive system; hatching gland; musculature system; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human HK2 (hexokinase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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Species Gene Architecture aa