{"symbol":"RBKS","synonyms":["RBSK"],"name":"ribokinase","description":"This gene encodes a member of the carbohydrate kinase PfkB family. The encoded protein phosphorylates ribose to form ribose-5-phosphate in the presence of ATP and magnesium as a first step in ribose metabolism. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":64080,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/64080","proteins":[{"symbol":"RBSK_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/RBSK_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}