Gene Information
Gene NameAK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length239
Protein NamesAdenylate kinase 2, mitochondrial (AK 2) (EC 2.7.4.3) (ATP-AMP transphosphorylase 2) (ATP:AMP phosphotransferase) (Adenylate monophosphate kinase) [Cleaved into: Adenylate kinase 2, mitochondrial, N-terminally processed]
Target Nameadenylate kinase 2, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000004455 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP54819
Gene CardAK2
Uniprot IDP54819
PfamPF05191
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.64262605)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ak2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ak2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07059925.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCMPK1, AK5, AK1, AK7, AK3, AK9, AK8, AK4, AK4P3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPresent in most tissues. Present at high level in heart, liver and kidney, and at low level in brain, skeletal muscle and skin. Present in thrombocytes but not in erythrocytes, which lack mitochondria. Present in all nucleated cell populations from blood, while AK1 is mostly absent. In spleen and lymph nodes, mononuclear cells lack AK1, whereas AK2 is readily detectable. These results indicate that leukocytes may be susceptible to defects caused by the lack of AK2, as they do not express AK1 in sufficient amounts to compensate for the AK2 functional deficits (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19043417}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2C9Y  (X-ray  2.10A 
DBSNP rs267606648  rs267606643  rs12116440 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion intermembrane space {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03168}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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