Entrez gene ID | | 7019 |
Official gene symbol | | TFAM |
Full name | | transcription factor A, mitochondrial |
Aliases | | ,MtTF1,TCF6,TCF6L1,TCF6L2,TCF6L3,mtTFA, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a mitochondrial transcription factor that is a key activator of mitochondrial transcription as well as a participant in mitochondrial genome replication. Studies in mice have demonstrated that this gene product is required to regulate the mitochondrial genome copy number and is essential for embryonic development. A mouse model for Kearns-Sayre syndrome was produced when expression of this gene was eliminated by targeted disruption in heart and muscle cells. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 10 Locus: 10q21 |
Gene position | | 60145176 - 60155897 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 10722 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 600438 |