Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Branchiostoma japonicum | V5KAK3 | - |
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Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
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hepatic cecum | most abundant expression in hepatic cecum, testis and ovary | Branchiostoma japonicum | - |
ovary | most abundant expression in hepatic cecum, testis and ovary | Branchiostoma japonicum | - |
testis | most abundant expression in hepatic cecum, testis and ovary | Branchiostoma japonicum | - |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | Branchiostoma japonicum hexokinase is the archetype of vertebrate hexokinases IV, i.e. glucokinases. Recombinant enzyme shows functional enzyme activity resembling vertebrate hexokinases I, II, III and IV. Glucokinase activity in the hepatic caecum is markedly reduced by fasting,whereas it is considerably increased by feeding. The enzyme represents the archetype of glucokinases, from which vertebrate hexokinase gene family has evolved by gene duplication, and the hepatic caecum plays a role in the control of glucose homeostasis in amphioxus | Branchiostoma japonicum |