HK2

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Hexokinase 2

PDB rendering based on 2nzt.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsHK2; HKII; HXK2
External IDsOMIM: 601125 MGI: 1315197 HomoloGene: 37273 ChEMBL: 2640 GeneCards: HK2 Gene
EC number2.7.1.1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez309915277
EnsemblENSG00000159399ENSMUSG00000000628
UniProtP52789O08528
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_000189NM_013820
RefSeq (protein)NP_000180NP_038848
Location (UCSC)Chr 2:
75.06 – 75.12 Mb
Chr 6:
82.73 – 82.77 Mb
PubMed search

Hexokinase 2 also known as HK2 is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the HK2 gene.[1]

Function

Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose 6-phosphate, thus committing glucose to the glycolytic pathway. This gene encodes hexokinase 2, the predominant form found in skeletal muscle. It localizes to the outer membrane of mitochondria. Expression of this gene is insulin-responsive, and studies in rat suggest that it is involved in the increased rate of glycolysis seen in rapidly growing cancer cells.[2]

Interactive pathway map

Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles. [§ 1]

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Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis edit
  1. The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "GlycolysisGluconeogenesis_WP534". 

References

  1. Lehto M, Xiang K, Stoffel M, Espinosa R, Groop LC, Le Beau MM, Bell GI (December 1993). "Human hexokinase II: localization of the polymorphic gene to chromosome 2". Diabetologia 36 (12): 1299–302. doi:10.1007/BF00400809. PMID 8307259. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: HK2 hexokinase 2". 

Further reading

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