Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. Alternative splicing of GCK results in three tissue-specific forms of glucokinase, one found in pancreatic islet beta cells and two found in liver. Glucokinase localizes to the outer membrane of mitochondria. In contrast to other forms of hexokinase, this enzyme is not inhibited by its product glucose-6-phosphate but remains active while glucose is abundant. Mutations in this gene have been associated with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), maturity onset diabetes of the young, type 2 (MODY2) and persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI). 蛋白别名为：GCK; Glucokinase; Hexokinase type IV; HK IV; Hexokinase-4; HK4; Hexokinase-D;基因ID为：2645；蛋白质ID:P35557
应用类型
WB，ELISA补充：最优的抗体稀释比例需要基于客户实验进行优化.建议的起始稀释比例如下: WB: 1:500-1:2000, ELISA: 1:10000. Not yet tested in other applications.
