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Hk2 - hexokinase 2 Gene

Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 25059 | Gene type: protein coding

About Hk2

Summary

Enables ATP binding activity; glucose binding activity; and Hexokinase activity. Involved in several processes, including carbohydrate phosphorylation; lactation; and response to ischemia. Located in several cellular components, including cytosol; mitochondrion; and sarcoplasmic reticulum. Biomarker of obesity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human HK2 (Hexokinase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Hk2 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_012735.2 NP_036867.1 hexokinase-2
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

hexokinase-2

HK II

hexokinase type II

hexokinase-B

type II hexokinase

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Hk2 NCBI NCBI:3099
Mus musculus Hk2 NCBI NCBI:15277