Gene Information
Gene NamePDK1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length436
Protein Names[Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase isozyme 1, mitochondrial (EC 2.7.11.2) (Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 1) (PDH kinase 1)
Target Namepyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000152256 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ15118
Gene CardPDK1
Uniprot IDQ15118
PfamPF10436; PF02518
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.735695427)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PDK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PDK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PDK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PDK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pdk1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PDK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pdk1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPDK4, PDK2
ParalogsPDK4, PDK2, PDK3, BCKDK
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed predominantly in the heart. Detected at lower levels in liver, skeletal muscle and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7499431}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001390(Rat);0.018182(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2Q8F  (X-ray  2.03A  2Q8G  (X-ray  1.90A  2Q8H  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs35661499  rs34250425 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22195962}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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