SRP6045
Glucokinase from human liver
recombinant, expressed in E. coli, ≥77% (SDS-PAGE)
Synonym(s):
Hexokinase, Hexokinase, liver, Liver glucokinase
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General description
The gene encoding glucokinase (GCK) is alternatively spliced to generate three different forms of the enzyme; one found in the pancreas and two found in the liver. The enzyme is expressed as a monomer and possesses one glucose-binding site. The gene encoding GCK is localized on human chromosome 7. Recombinant human liver glucokinase (Accession# NP_277042)) has a C-terminal FLAG tag and has 474 amino acid residues.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Glucose is phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate by glucokinases. The main function of glucokinase (GCK) is to regulate carbohydrate metabolism. The enzyme triggers the release of insulin in β-cells of pancreas. It can be useful for studies including enzyme kinetics, activator screening and kinase selectivity. Mutation in the gene encoding this protein is associated with a rare form of diabetes and the protein may also have a role in type 2 diabetes.
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will convert 1 pmol of NADP to NADPH at 30°C. Assay conditions: 25 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 2 mM MgCl2, 1.0 mM DTT, 0.5 mM NADP, 2 mM ATP, 25 mM glucose, 100 μg/ml BSA, 20 units/ml glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and 10 nM human liver glucokinase at 30°C for 30 min.
Physical form
50 mM potassium phosphate pH 7.4, 50 mM sodium chloride, 0.5 mM DTT, 0.5 mM EDTA, and 2.5% glycerol.
Storage Class Code
12 - Non Combustible Liquids
WGK
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Laura Dean and Jo McEntyre
The Genetic Landscape of Diabetes (2004)
Dual allosteric activation mechanisms in monomeric human glucokinase.
Whittington AC
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 112(37), 11553-11558 (2015)
Magdiel Salgado et al.
PloS one, 9(4), e94035-e94035 (2014-04-18)
Glucokinase (GK), the hexokinase involved in glucose sensing in pancreatic β cells, is also expressed in hypothalamic tanycytes, which cover the ventricular walls of the basal hypothalamus and are implicated in an indirect control of neuronal activity by glucose. Previously
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