Gene description for Tkt
Gene name	transketolase
Gene symbol	Tkt
Other names/aliases	p68
Species	Mus musculus
Database cross references - Tkt
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_21881
Entrez Gene	21881
UniProt	P40142
Tkt identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Oligodendrocytes	21136642

Gene ontology annotations for Tkt

Molecular Function     catalytic activity GO:0003824 IEA     monosaccharide binding GO:0048029 ISO     thiamine pyrophosphate binding GO:0030976 ISO     cofactor binding GO:0048037 ISO     transferase activity GO:0016740 IEA     metal ion binding GO:0046872 IEA     magnesium ion binding GO:0000287 ISO     protein homodimerization activity GO:0042803 ISO     carbohydrate binding GO:0030246 ISO     transketolase activity GO:0004802 ISO Biological Process     glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate biosynthetic process GO:0046166 ISO     metabolic process GO:0008152 IEA     regulation of growth GO:0040008 IMP     pentose-phosphate shunt GO:0006098 ISO     ribose phosphate biosynthetic process GO:0046390 ISO     pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch GO:0009052 ISO Subcellular Localization     peroxisome GO:0005777 ISO     nucleoplasm GO:0005654 ISO     intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231 ISO     vesicle GO:0031982 ISO     myelin sheath GO:0043209 IDA     nucleus GO:0005634 ISO     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 ISO     endoplasmic reticulum membrane GO:0005789 ISO