Pyruvate kinases catalyze the transfer of phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a pyruvate substrate molecule.
Notes on Group
The are six paralogous genes encoding pyruvate kinase in D. melanogaster: expression of PyK is ubiquitous, whereas expression of CG7362, CG2964, CG11249, CG12229 and CG7069 is restricted to the testis.
Source Material
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PYRUVATE KINASES
Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s):
Heidarian et al., 2023
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