A0A7U5GXA0 · A0A7U5GXA0_9BACL

  • Protein
    Glycerol kinase
  • Gene
    glpK
  • Status
    UniProtKB unreviewed (TrEMBL)
  • Amino acids
  • Protein existence
    Inferred from homology
  • Annotation score
    3/5

Function

function

Key enzyme in the regulation of glycerol uptake and metabolism. Catalyzes the phosphorylation of glycerol to yield sn-glycerol 3-phosphate.

Caution

Lacks conserved residue(s) required for the propagation of feature annotation.

Catalytic activity

Activity regulation

Activated by phosphorylation and inhibited by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (FBP).

Pathway

Polyol metabolism; glycerol degradation via glycerol kinase pathway; sn-glycerol 3-phosphate from glycerol: step 1/1.

Features

Showing features for binding site.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Binding site17ADP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site17ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site17sn-glycerol 3-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site18ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site88glycerol (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site88sn-glycerol 3-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site138glycerol (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site138sn-glycerol 3-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site248glycerol (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site248sn-glycerol 3-phosphate (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site249glycerol (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site270ADP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site270ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site313ADP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site313ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site317ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site414ADP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site414ATP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)
Binding site418ADP (UniProtKB | ChEBI)

GO annotations

AspectTerm
Cellular Componentcytosol
Molecular FunctionATP binding
Molecular Functionglycerol kinase activity
Biological Processglycerol catabolic process
Biological Processglycerol-3-phosphate metabolic process
Biological Processphosphorylation

Keywords

Enzyme and pathway databases

Names & Taxonomy

Protein names

  • Recommended name
    Glycerol kinase
  • EC number
  • Alternative names
    • ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase
    • Glycerokinase
      (GK
      )

Gene names

    • Name
      glpK
    • ORF names
      SporoP37_11205

Organism names

  • Taxonomic identifier
  • Organism
  • Strain
    • P37
  • Taxonomic lineage
    Bacteria > Bacillota > Bacilli > Bacillales > Planococcaceae > Sporosarcina

Accessions

  • Primary accession
    A0A7U5GXA0

Proteomes

Subcellular Location

Interaction

Subunit

Homotetramer and homodimer (in equilibrium).

Family & Domains

Features

Showing features for domain.

TypeIDPosition(s)Description
Domain11-255Carbohydrate kinase FGGY N-terminal
Domain267-453Carbohydrate kinase FGGY C-terminal

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the FGGY kinase family.

Family and domain databases

Sequence

  • Sequence status
    Complete
  • Length
    502
  • Mass (Da)
    55,130
  • Last updated
    2021-06-02 v1
  • Checksum
    3CCFF5A62AE2DEF7
MKAKPSNKFFMGIDQGTTGTTTLILNDDWEVHSQGYIEHTQLYPQPGWVEHDALEIWDKTKMSINLALKNGDLKIDDVISLGIANQGETVVVWDKKTGIPVYNAIVWQDKRTAKEADEVKETWGEIIKSKTGLSVDSYYSALKIKWILDHVEGAREKAEAGQLAAGTLDTWLIWKMTNKELHITDHSTASRTMLMNIAGGCWDDEILEILTIPKSMMAEIRSSSELYGKTDPTSFLGANLSISGSIVDQQAALFGQACFSAGDSKTTYGTGCFMLMNTGEKATESKSGLINTVAWSIENNVSFALDGGIYIAGAAIQWLKDGIGFIKTAEETDPLARSVPDTGGVYFVPAFVGLASPHWDQYARGTIVGITGGTTRAHIVRAALESIAYQVKENMDAMEKETGITIQSMRVDGGLVSNEFLMQFQADILGIPIEVPKITETTALGAAYLAALAIGEFRSVHEIASKWKVSKTYTPQMTKEKRELLMSNWSRAVERSRNWAVN

Sequence databases

Nucleotide SequenceProtein SequenceMolecule TypeStatus
CP015349
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
ARK25166.1
EMBL· GenBank· DDBJ
Genomic DNA

Genome annotation databases

Similar Proteins

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