AK5, Official Symbol AK5provided by HGNC Official Full Name adenylate kinase 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:365 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000154027 MIM:608009; AllianceGenome:HGNC:365 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as AK6 Summary This gene encodes a member of the adenylate kinase family, which is involved in regulating the adenine nucleotide composition within a cell by catalyzing the reversible transfer of phosphate groups among adenine nucleotides. This member is related to the UMP/CMP kinase of several species. It is located in the cytosol and expressed exclusively in brain. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 40.3) and testis (RPKM 0.8) See more Orthologs mouse all