RBKS, Official Symbol RBKSprovided by HGNC Official Full Name ribokinaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30325 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000171174 MIM:611132; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30325 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as RK; RBSK Summary This gene encodes a member of the carbohydrate kinase PfkB family. The encoded protein phosphorylates ribose to form ribose-5-phosphate in the presence of ATP and magnesium as a first step in ribose metabolism. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013] Expression Broad expression in adrenal (RPKM 7.1), small intestine (RPKM 6.5) and 22 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all