MTFMT

MTFMT
Mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase
Identifiers
Symbols MTFMT;
External IDs OMIM611766 HomoloGene12320 GeneCards: MTFMT Gene
EC number 2.1.2.9
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 123263 69606
Ensembl ENSG00000103707 ENSMUSG00000059183
UniProt Q96DP5 E9QKZ0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_139242.3 NM_027134.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_640335.2 NP_081410.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 15:
65.29 – 65.32 Mb
Chr 9:
65.28 – 65.3 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
This box: view · protein that in humans is encoded by the MTFMT gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this nuclear gene localizes to the mitochondrion, where it catalyzes the formylation of methionyl-tRNA.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Takeuchi, N.; Kawakami, M.; Omori, A.; Ueda, T.; Spremulli, L. L.; Watanabe, K. (1998). "Mammalian mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA transformylase from bovine liver. Purification, characterization, and gene structure". The Journal of biological chemistry 273 (24): 15085–15090. PMID 9614118.  edit

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