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TK2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18032002
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TK2

Summary

TK2 is a gene[1]. TK2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TK2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • TK2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • TK2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 3392[5].
  • TK2's genomic start is recorded as 66508003[6].
  • TK2's genomic start is recorded as 66541906[7].
  • TK2's genomic end is recorded as 66552544[8].
  • TK2's genomic end is recorded as 66586447[9].
  • TK2's ortholog is recorded as Tk2[10].
  • TK2's ortholog is recorded as Tk2[11].
  • TK2's ortholog is recorded as tk2[12].
  • TK2's ortholog is recorded as dnk[13].
  • TK2's encodes is recorded as Thymidine kinase 2[14].
  • TK2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].

Why It Matters

TK2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hgnc gene symbol → TK2
    Genetic association → mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 2, progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 3; PEOB3
    Refseq rna id → NR_073521, NM_001172643, NM_001172644 +6
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/7084
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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