Reference Gene

Gene name Alias Species Exons Type Paralogs EC number OMIM
GK2 glycerol kinase 2 GKP2 , GKTA Homo sapiens 1 protein-coding 2.7.1.30 600148

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. Located in extracellular exosome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Knockout

male infertility

Mouse Phenotype Database

GeneOntology

Gene Loss events - GK2 (14 results)

GL_ID Species Order Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Citation
GL_16KGB7 Vulpes vulpes Carnivora LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full No 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_1G7IR3 Kogia breviceps Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full No 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_98HBBF Inia geoffrensis Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full No 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_FURF8Y Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Delphinidae 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_G0IIZF Tursiops truncatus Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Delphinidae 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_KCFEDG Aotus nancymaae Primates LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Polymorphic No 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_OWG5OR Peponocephala electra Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Delphinidae 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_RSUBEM Globicephala melas Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Delphinidae 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_SS5TZA Delphinapterus leucas Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Delphinapterus 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062
GL_TGUKMO Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Artiodactyla LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full No 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.062