... that the subcellularlocalization of GlcNAc kinase in fibroblasts is different from the localization of the enzymes of the de novo pathway [7], indicating a spatial separation of the twopathways, ... an antagonist of proteinphosphorylation [2]. Finally, it is the key substrate for the biosynthesis of sialic acids [3]. The function of the salvage pathway of UDP-GlcNAcbiosynthesis is not ... comparable to the hexokinase subunits [24]. Onelobe consists of the phosphate1 subdomain and the predicted a-helix I. The other lobe consists of the phos-phate2 and the adenosine subdomains, the predicted...