Encodes a hexokinase (HXK1) in the plant glucose-signaling network. Functions as a glucose sensor to interrelate nutrient, light, and hormone signaling networks for controlling growth and development in response to the changing environment.
Computational Description
hexokinase 1 (HXK1); FUNCTIONS IN: fructokinase activity, hexokinase activity, glucokinase activity, zinc ion binding, ATP binding; INVOLVED IN: sugar mediated signaling pathway, hexose catabolic process, glucose mediated signaling pathway, programmed cell death; LOCATED IN: in 6 components; EXPRESSED IN: 27 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 16 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Hexokinase, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR022672), Hexokinase, conserved site (InterPro:IPR019807), Hexokinase, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR022673), Hexokinase (InterPro:IPR001312); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: hexokinase 2 (TAIR:AT2G19860.1); Has 2426 Blast hits to 2148 proteins in 325 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 92; Metazoa - 1300; Fungi - 606; Plants - 290; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 138 (source: NCBI BLink).