GLK1 [YCL040W]
Glucose kinase 1; Glucokinase; catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose at C6 in the first irreversible step of glucose metabolism; one of three glucose phosphorylating enzymes; expression regulated by non-fermentable carbon sources; GLK1 has a paralog, EMI2, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the hexokinase family.
Synonyms: GLK1, GLK1p, P17709, HOR3, P17709p ...