HXK1 [YFR053C]
Hexokinase isoenzyme 1; a cytosolic protein that catalyzes phosphorylation of glucose during glucose metabolism; expression is highest during growth on non-glucose carbon sources; glucose-induced repression involves hexokinase Hxk2p; HXK1 has a paralog, HXK2, that arose from the whole genome duplication
Synonyms: HXK1, HXK1p, G4XS49, G4XS50, G4XS55 ...