Protein Tag: N-Trx
Uniprot: P52789
Accession: P52789
Background: Hexokinase 2 (HK2), a rate-limiting enzyme in the first step of the glycolysis pathway, expresses at a high level in cancer cells compared with normal cells. HK2 provides a new target for cancer therapy due to its pivotal role in tumor tumourigenic and metastatic processes. The glycolytic enzyme hexokinase 2 (HK2) is crucial for the Warburg effect in human glioma, the most common malignant brain tumor. Althoμgh absent in most adult tissues, hexokinase 2 (HK2) is expressed in a majority of tumors and contributes to increased glucose consumption and to in vivo tumor 18F-FDG PET signaling. Hexokinase 2 (HK2) is a rate-determining enzyme in aerobic glycolysis, a process upregulated in tumor cells. HK2 expression is controlled by various transcription factors and epigenetic alterations and is heterogeneous in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs), thoμgh the cause of this heterogeneity is not known.
Bio Acitivity: Not validated for activity
Sequence: His568-Arg917
Purity: > 90% as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.
Formulation: Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with 5% Trehalose and 5% Mannitol.
Reconstitution: It is recommended that sterile water be added to the vial to prepare a stock solution of 0.5 mg/mL. Concentration is measured by UV-Vis.
Endotoxin: < 10 EU/mg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.
Calculated MW: 58.3 kDa
Observed MW: 38 kDa