Gene Information
Gene NamePDK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length407
Protein Names[Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase isozyme 2, mitochondrial (EC 2.7.11.2) (Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2) (PDH kinase 2) (PDKII)
Target Name[pyruvate dehydrogenase [lipoamide]] kinase isozyme 2, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000005882 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ15119
Gene CardPDK2
Uniprot IDQ15119
PfamPF10436; PF02518
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999705053)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PDK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PDK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PDK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PDK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pdk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PDK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pdk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPDK4, PDK1
ParalogsPDK4, PDK1, PDK3, BCKDK
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in many tissues, with the highest level in heart and skeletal muscle, intermediate levels in brain, kidney, pancreas and liver, and low levels in placenta and lung. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7499431}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.01(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 2BTZ  (X-ray  2.20A  2BU2  (X-ray  2.40A  2BU5  (X-ray  2.35A  2BU6  (X-ray  2.40A  2BU7  (X-ray  2.40A  2BU8  (X-ray  2.50A  4MP2  (X-ray  1.75A  4MP7  (X-ray  1.80A  4MPC  (X-ray  1.70A  4MPE  (X-ray  1.95A  4MPN  (X-ray  1.75A  4V25  (X-ray  2.60A  4V26  (X-ray  2.49A  5J6A  (X-ray  2.04A  5J71  (X-ray  1.65A  5M4K  (X-ray  2.60A  5M4M  (X-ray  2.40A  5M4N  (X-ray  2.60A  5M4P  (X-ray  2.30A  6LIL  (X-ray  1.93A  6LIN  (X-ray  2.67A  6LIO  (X-ray  1.76A  6TMP  (X-ray  2.08A  6TMQ  (X-ray  2.11A  6TMZ  (X-ray  2.71A  6TN0  (X-ray  1.91A  6TN2  (X-ray  1.77A  7EA0  (X-ray  2.34A  7EAS  (X-ray  1.97A  7EBH  (X-ray  1.96A  7VBU  (X-ray  1.89A  7VBV  (X-ray  2.21A  7VBX  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs17855787 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion matrix.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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