The domain within your query sequence starts at position 234 and ends at position 473; the E-value for the Hexokinase_2 domain shown below is 1.9e-87.

PCEVGLIVDTGTNACYMEEARHVAALDEDRGRTCVSIEWGSFYDEDALGPVLTTFDSALD
RESLTPGAQRFEKMIGGLYLGELVRLVLVHLTQHGVLFDGCASPALLSQGCILLDHVAEM
EDTATGTARVHTILQDLGLSPRASDAELVQYVCVAVCTRAAQLCAAALAAVLSRLQHSRE
QQTLQVAVATGGRVFERHPRFLRILKETVTLLAPNCDVSFIPSVDGGGRGVAMVTAVAAR

Hexokinase_2

Hexokinase_2
PFAM accession number:PF03727
Interpro abstract (IPR022673):

Hexokinase is an important enzyme that catalyses the ATP-dependent conversion of aldo- and keto-hexose sugars to the hexose-6-phosphate (H6P). The enzyme can catalyse this reaction on glucose, fructose, sorbitol and glucosamine, and as such is the first step in a number of metabolic pathways [ (PUBMED:1783373) ]. The addition of a phosphate group to the sugar acts to trap it in a cell, since the negatively charged phosphate cannot easily traverse the plasma membrane.

The enzyme is widely distributed in eukaryotes. There are three isozymes of hexokinase in yeast (PI, PII and glucokinase): isozymes PI and PII phosphorylate both aldo- and keto-sugars; glucokinase is specific for aldo-hexoses. All three isozymes contain two domains [ (PUBMED:1783373) ]. Structural studies of yeast hexokinase reveal a well-defined catalytic pocket that binds ATP and hexose, allowing easy transfer of the phosphate from ATP to the sugar [ (PUBMED:10749890) ]. Vertebrates contain four hexokinase isozymes, designated I to IV, where types I to III contain a duplication of the two-domain yeast-type hexokinases. Both the N- and C-terminal halves bind hexose and H6P, though in types I an III only the C-terminal half supports catalysis, while both halves support catalysis in type II. The N-terminal half is the regulatory region. Type IV hexokinase is similar to the yeast enzyme in containing only the two domains, and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as glucokinase.

The different vertebrate isozymes differ in their catalysis, localisation and regulation, thereby contributing to the different patterns of glucose metabolism in different tissues [ (PUBMED:12756287) ]. Whereas types I to III can phosphorylate a variety of hexose sugars and are inhibited by glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), type IV is specific for glucose and shows no G6P inhibition. Type I enzyme may have a catabolic function, producing H6P for energy production in glycolysis; it is bound to the mitochondrial membrane, which enables the coordination of glycolysis with the TCA cycle. Types II and III enzyme may have anabolic functions, providing H6P for glycogen or lipid synthesis. Type IV enzyme is found in the liver and pancreatic beta-cells, where it is controlled by insulin (activation) and glucagon (inhibition). In pancreatic beta-cells, type IV enzyme acts as a glucose sensor to modify insulin secretion. Mutations in type IV hexokinase have been associated with diabetes mellitus.

Hexokinase ( EC 2.7.1.1 ), a fructose and glucose phosphorylating enzyme, contains two structurally similar domains represented by this family and . Some members of the family have two copies of each of these domains. This entry represents the more C-terminal domain.

GO process:carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0005975)
GO function:phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor (GO:0016773), ATP binding (GO:0005524)

This is a PFAM domain. For full annotation and more information, please see the PFAM entry Hexokinase_2