Entrez gene ID | | 1678 |
Official gene symbol | | TIMM8A |
Full name | | translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 8 homolog A (yeast) |
Aliases | | ,DDP,DDP1,DFN1,MGC12262,MTS,TIM8, |
Gene summary | | This translocase is involved in the import and insertion of hydrophobic membrane proteins from the cytoplasm into the mitochondrial inner membrane. The gene is mutated in Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome/Deafness Dystonia Syndrome (MTS/DDS) and it is postulated that MTS/DDS is a mitochondrial disease caused by a defective mitochondrial protein import system. Defects in this gene also cause Jensen syndrome; an X-linked disease with opticoacoustic nerve atrophy and muscle weakness. This protein, along with TIMM13, forms a 70 kDa heterohexamer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. |
Location | | Chromosome: X Locus: Xq22.1 |
Gene position | | 100603957 - 100600644 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 3314 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 300356 |