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Regulation and cytoprotective role of hexokinase III.
PloS one - 3 Nov 2010
Wyatt Eugene, Wu Rongxue, Rabeh Wael, Park Hee-Won, Ghanefar Mohsen, Ardehali Hossein
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BACKGROUND: Hexokinases (HKs) catalyze the first step in glucose metabolism. Of the three mammalian 100-kDa HK isoforms, HKI and II can bind to mitochondria and protect against cell death. HKIII does not bind mitochondria, and little is known about its regulation or cytoprotective effects. We stu...
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