GK5, Official Symbol GK5provided by HGNC Official Full Name glycerol kinase 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:28635 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000175066 AllianceGenome:HGNC:28635 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary Predicted to enable glycerol kinase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including glycerol metabolic process; glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process; and triglyceride metabolic process. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Ubiquitous expression in prostate (RPKM 6.0), duodenum (RPKM 4.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all