High km, low affinity for glucose means that the liver and will only take up glucose during times of high blood glucose levels (Glycogen and FA synthesis)
glucokinase. glucokinase has a high km(low affinity for glucose) so glucokinase only phosphorylates glucose when blood glucose is high, such as after a meal. As such, it makes sense that this would be sensor for B-cells
Glucokinase
Glucokinase Regulatory Protein is found in the nucleus which binds glucokinase to inactive it
n nHexokinase: Its function is to make sure there is enough glc for the tissues, even in the presence of low blood glc concentrations, by phosphorylating all the glc concentration gradient between the blood and the intracellular environment. n nGlucokinase: Its function is to remove glc from the blood following a meal. n n(Hexokinase, Phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase, are 3 regulatory enzymes of glycolysis.) nLiver has an additional enzyme, glucokinase, that phosphorylate only glc n n1. Glucokinase has a high Km because it phosphorylates glc only when its concentration is high. This occurs during the brief period after consumption of a carbohydrate rich meal, when high glc are delivered by portal vein. n n2. Glucokinase has a high Vmax, allowing the liver to remove effectively this flood of glc from the portal blood. So this prevents extreme hyperglycemia after meals. n
in the cytosol
Glucokinase activity is regulated primarily by the concentration of its substrate, glucose. It has a lower affinity for glucose compared to other hexokinases, allowing it to become active only when glucose levels are high. Glucokinase is also subject to allosteric regulation by molecules such as fructose-6-phosphate and mannose-6-phosphate.
glucokinase
glucokinase
Hexokinase
You can't produce insulin
It is not inducible by insulin
equilibriates between the nucleus and cytosol