Gene Information
Gene NameTKTL1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length596
Protein NamesTransketolase-like protein 1 (EC 2.2.1.1) (Transketolase 2) (TK 2) (Transketolase-related protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age132 ( ENSG00000007350 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP51854
Gene CardTKTL1
Uniprot IDP51854
PfamPF02779; PF02780; PF00456
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.03432937)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TKTL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TKTL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TKTL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TKTL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tktl1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TKTL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tktl1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TKTL1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTKTL2, TKT
ParalogsBCKDHB, PDHB, TKTL2, TKT
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in fetal and adult heart, brain, lung, liver, and kidney, and in adult placenta, skeletal muscle and pancreas. Up-regulated in various epithelial tumors. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15991799, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16465194, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16969476, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8838793}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.034783(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17855509  rs17852259 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16465194, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16969476}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16465194, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16969476}. Note=Predominantly cytoplasmic and to a lesser extent also nuclear (PubMed:16969476).
Mouse PG classificationNA
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