| HK2 — Hexokinase 2 | |
|---|---|
| Symbol | HK2 |
| Full Name | Hexokinase 2 |
| Chromosome | 2p12 |
| NCBI Gene | 3099 |
| Ensembl | ENSG00000149718 |
| UniProt | P19367 |
| Diseases | Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease |
| Expression | Brain, Muscle, Fat |
HK2 encodes hexokinase 2, a rate-limiting enzyme in glycolysis that binds to mitochondria[1].
Nature reviews. Mitochondrial DNA repair and neurodegeneration. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2010;11(5):301-315. ↩︎