The mechanism of regulation of hexokinase: new insights from the crystal structure of recombinant human brain hexokinase complexed with glucose and glucose-6-phosphate.
Aleshin, A.E., Zeng, C., Bourenkov, G.P., Bartunik, H.D., Fromm, H.J., Honzatko, R.B.(1998) Structure 6: 39-50
- PubMed: 9493266 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(98)00006-9
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1HKB - PubMed Abstract: 
Hexokinase I is the pacemaker of glycolysis in brain tissue. The type I isozyme exhibits unique regulatory properties in that physiological levels of phosphate relieve potent inhibition by the product, glucose-6-phosphate (Gluc-6-P). The 100 kDa polypeptide chain of hexokinase I consists of a C-terminal (catalytic) domain and an N-terminal (regulatory) domain. Structures of ligated hexokinase I should provide a basis for understanding mechanisms of catalysis and regulation at an atomic level.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA.