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Facts about Hexokinase-2.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | HK2 |
| Uniprot: | P52789 |
| Entrez: | 3099 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| hexokinase family |

DKFZp686M1669; EC 2.7.1; Hexokinase 2; Hexokinase type II; HK2; HKII; HXK2; Muscle form hexokinase; muscle
Mass (kDA):
102.38 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2p12 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (74834126..74893359) |
Predominant hexokinase isozyme expressed in insulin-responsive tissues such as skeletal muscle.
Mitochondrion outer membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Cytoplasm, cytosol. The mitochondrial-binding peptide (MBP) region promotes association with the mitochondrial outer membrane (PubMed:29298880). The interaction with the mitochondrial outer membrane via the mitochondrial-binding peptide (MBP) region promotes higher stability of the protein (PubMed:29298880). Release from the mitochondrial outer membrane into the cytosol induces permeability transition pore (PTP) opening and apoptosis (PubMed:18350175).






PMID: 8250948 by Deeb S.S., et al. Human hexokinase II: sequence and homology to other hexokinases.
PMID: 8786021 by Lehto M., et al. Human hexokinase II gene: exon-intron organization, mutation screening in NIDDM, and its relationship to muscle hexokinase activity.
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