About Hexokinase-2
Hexokinase-2 (HK2) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
P52789, 917 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
305 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Hexokinase-2 |
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| UniProt accession | P52789 |
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| Gene | HK2 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
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| Length | 917 residues |
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| Molecular weight | — |
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| EC numbers | — |
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| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
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| Subcellular location | — |
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| Keywords | — |
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Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
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| Druggability score | — |
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| Pocket score | — |
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| Max clinical phase | — |
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Approved drugs hitting this target (1)
DrugCentral-linked approved drugs that act on this protein.
Disease associations (305)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.54
- neoplasm · score 0.12
- endometrial cancer · score 0.12
- hepatocellular carcinoma · score 0.12
- glioblastoma multiforme · score 0.11
- cancer · score 0.11
- breast cancer · score 0.10
- diffuse large B-cell lymphoma · score 0.10
- non-small cell lung carcinoma · score 0.10
- oral squamous cell carcinoma · score 0.10
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
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| AF-P52789-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 91.98 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (917 residues)
MIASHLLAYF FTELNHDQVQ KVDQYLYHMR LSDETLLEIS KRFRKEMEKG LGATTHPTAA VKMLPTFVRS TPDGTEHGEF LALDLGGTNF RVLWVKVTDN GLQKVEMENQ IYAIPEDIMR GSGTQLFDHI AECLANFMDK LQIKDKKLPL GFTFSFPCHQ TKLDESFLVS WTKGFKSSGV EGRDVVALIR KAIQRRGDFD IDIVAVVNDT VGTMMTCGYD DHNCEIGLIV GTGSNACYME EMRHIDMVEG DEGRMCINME WGAFGDDGSL NDIRTEFDQE IDMGSLNPGK QLFEKMISGM YMGELVRLIL VKMAKEELLF GGKLSPELLN TGRFETKDIS DIEGEKDGIR KAREVLMRLG LDPTQEDCVA THRICQIVST RSASLCAATL AAVLQRIKEN KGEERLRSTI GVDGSVYKKH PHFAKRLHKT VRRLVPGCDV RFLRSEDGSG KGAAMVTAVA YRLADQHRAR QKTLEHLQLS HDQLLEVKRR MKVEMERGLS KETHASAPVK MLPTYVCATP DGTEKGDFLA LDLGGTNFRV LLVRVRNGKW GGVEMHNKIY AIPQEVMHGT GDELFDHIVQ CIADFLEYMG MKGVSLPLGF TFSFPCQQNS LDESILLKWT KGFKASGCEG EDVVTLLKEA IHRREEFDLD VVAVVNDTVG TMMTCGFEDP HCEVGLIVGT GSNACYMEEM RNVELVEGEE GRMCVNMEWG AFGDNGCLDD FRTEFDVAVD ELSLNPGKQR FEKMISGMYL GEIVRNILID FTKRGLLFRG RISERLKTRG IFETKFLSQI ESDCLALLQV RAILQHLGLE STCDDSIIVK EVCTVVARRA AQLCGAGMAA VVDRIRENRG LDALKVTVGV DGTLYKLHPH FAKVMHETVK DLAPKCDVSF LQSEDGSGKG AALITAVACR IREAGQR
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