Description
Product Characteristics:
This gene encodes a member of the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase family. The encoded protein phosphorylates pyruvate dehydrogenase, down-regulating the activity of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Overexpression of this gene may play a role in both cancer and diabetes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010].
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: PDHK2, Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme 2, Pyruvate dehydrogenase lipoamide kinase isozyme 2, mitochondrial, PDK2_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase family. The encoded protein phosphorylates pyruvate dehydrogenase, down-regulating the activity of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Overexpression of this gene may play a role in both cancer and diabetes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]