NCBI Accession #
NP_179576.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_127544.2
NCBI Official Full Name
hexokinase 2
NCBI Official Symbol
HXK2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HEXOKINASE 2; ATHXK2; F6F22.11; F6F22_11; hexokinase 2; HEXOKINASE 2; HXK2
NCBI Protein Information
hexokinase 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein with hexokinase activity (AtHXK2) and acts as a sensor for plant sugar responses.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
At2g19860; F6F22.11
UniProt Protein Name
Hexokinase-2
UniProt Entry Name
HXK2_ARATH
UniProt Primary Accession #
P93834
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q0WT93; Q84WJ5
UniProt Related Accession #
P93834
UniProt Comments
Fructose and glucose phosphorylating enzyme. May be involved in the phosphorylation of glucose during the export from mitochondrion to cytosol. Acts as sugar sensor which may regulate sugar-dependent gene repression or activation. Mediates the effects of sugar on plant growth and development independently of its catalytic activity or the sugar metabolism. May regulate the execution of program cell death in plant cells.