hxk-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable fructokinase activity and glucokinase activity. Predicted to be involved in carbohydrate metabolic process; glucose 6-phosphate metabolic process; and intracellular glucose homeostasis. Predicted to be located in cytosol and mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4G; hematologic cancer (multiple); and sickle cell anemia. Is an ortholog of several human genes including HK1 (hexokinase 1); HK2 (hexokinase 2); and HK3 (hexokinase 3).