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Designing a Western blot for Hexokinase-2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the HK2 Western Blot Guide6 Citations
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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