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Facts about Thymidine kinase 2, mitochondrial.
Widely used as target of antiviral and chemotherapeutic agents. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | TK2 |
| Uniprot: | O00142 |
| Entrez: | 7084 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| DCK/DGK family |

EC 2.7.1.21; MTDPS2; MTTK; mt-TK; thymidine kinase 2, mitochondrial
Mass (kDA):
31.005 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16q21 |
| Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (66508003..66550412, complement) |
Predominantly expressed in liver, pancreas, muscle, and brain.
Mitochondrion.




PMID: 9079672 by Johansson M., et al. Cloning of the cDNA and chromosome localization of the gene for human thymidine kinase 2.
PMID: 9989599 by Wang L., et al. Human thymidine kinase 2: molecular cloning and characterisation of the enzyme activity with antiviral and cytostatic nucleoside substrates.