PFKFB2

6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 2
Identifiers
Symbols PFKFB2 ; PFK-2/FBPase-2
External IDs OMIM: 171835 MGI: 107815 HomoloGene: 88554 GeneCards: PFKFB2 Gene
EC number 2.7.1.105, 3.1.3.46
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 5208 18640
Ensembl ENSG00000123836 ENSMUSG00000026409
UniProt O60825 P70265
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001018053 NM_001162415
RefSeq (protein) NP_001018063 NP_001155887
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
207.03 – 207.08 Mb
Chr 1:
130.69 – 130.73 Mb
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6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PFKFB2 gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this gene is involved in both the synthesis and degradation of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, a regulatory molecule that controls glycolysis in eukaryotes. The encoded protein has a 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase activity that catalyzes the synthesis of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, and a fructose-2,6-biphosphatase activity that catalyzes the degradation of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate. This protein regulates fructose-2,6-bisphosphate levels in the heart, while a related enzyme encoded by a different gene regulates fructose-2,6-bisphosphate levels in the liver and muscle. This enzyme functions as a homodimer. Two transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene.[1]

Interactions

PFKFB2 has been shown to interact with YWHAQ.[2]

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Further reading

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