Gene Information
Gene NameTKR
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 AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP51854
Gene CardTKTL1
Uniprot IDP51854
PfamPF02779; PF02780; PF00456
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
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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