The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Galactokinase 2 across different species:

galactokinase 2 (GALK2), galactokinase 2 (Galk2), galactokinase 2 (galk2)

Other aliases include:

GK2, MGC1745, Gk2, AI327030, 2810017M24Rik, galk2, MGC52969, MGC89048, GALK2, MGC134356, MGC101686, MGC192908, wu:fb43h07, zgc:101686, DKFZp469P1316

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Galactokinase 2:

galactokinase 2 – fb43h07 – N-acetylgalactosamine kinase

Galactokinase 2 fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – N-acetylgalactosamine kinase activity – galactokinase activity – kinase activity – nucleotide binding – transferase activity – phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor

Galactokinase 2 is relevant to the following processes:

carbohydrate metabolic process – carbohydrate phosphorylation – galactose metabolic process – metabolic process – phosphorylation

Locations for Galactokinase 2:

cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology