glutamine--fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1
Alias
CMS12 | CMSTA1 | GFA | GFAT | GFAT 1 | GFAT1 | GFAT1m | GFPT | GFPT1L | MSLG
This gene encodes the first and rate-limiting enzyme of the hexosamine pathway and controls the flux of glucose into the hexosamine pathway. The product of this gene catalyzes the formation of glucosamine 6-phosphate. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2008].