HOOK2

HOOK2
Identifiers
Aliases	HOOK2, HK2, hook microtubule-tethering protein 2, hook microtubule tethering protein 2
External IDs	OMIM: 607824; MGI: 2181664; HomoloGene: 8332; GeneCards: HOOK2; OMA:HOOK2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (human)
End	12,872,740 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	85,003,349 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right lobe of thyroid gland; ; apex of heart; ; left lobe of thyroid gland; ; body of pancreas; ; anterior pituitary; ; right uterine tube; ; minor salivary glands; ; skin of abdomen; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; skin of leg;
	Top expressed in
	spermatid; ; yolk sac; ; right kidney; ; proximal tubule; ; intestinal villus; ; spermatocyte; ; jejunum; ; Hindgut; ; seminiferous tubule; ; neural layer of retina;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; identical protein binding; microtubule binding; dynein light intermediate chain binding;
Cellular component	HOPS complex; cytoplasm; microtubule organizing center; centrosome; microtubule; cytoskeleton; FHF complex; cytosol; intracellular membrane-bounded organelle;
Biological process	protein transport; lysosome organization; early endosome to late endosome transport; endocytosis; endosome organization; endosome to lysosome transport; cytoskeleton-dependent intracellular transport; cytoplasmic microtubule organization;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	29911
	170833
	ENSG00000095066
	ENSMUSG00000052566
	Q96ED9
	Q7TMK6
	NM_001100176; NM_013312
	NM_001167991; NM_133255; NM_001363497; NM_001363498
	NP_001093646; NP_037444
NP_001161463; NP_573518; NP_001350426; NP_001350427; NP_001359286;
	NP_001359287; NP_001359288; NP_001359289; NP_001359290; NP_001359291
	Wikidata
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Protein Hook homolog 2 (HK2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOOK2 gene.