HK3, Official Symbol HK3provided by HGNC Official Full Name hexokinase 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4925 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000160883 MIM:142570; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4925 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 HXK3; HKIII Summary Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. This gene encodes hexokinase 3. Similar to hexokinases 1 and 2, this allosteric enzyme is inhibited by its product glucose-6-phosphate. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2009] Expression Biased expression in bone marrow (RPKM 50.3), spleen (RPKM 14.0) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all