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Also known as COXPD4, EF-TuMT, EFTU, P43, Tu translation elongation factor, mitochondrial

Elongation factor Tu, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TUFM gene. It is an EF-Tu homolog.

Gene data

TUFM
Name
Tu translation elongation factor, mitochondrial
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
COXPD4, EF-TuMT, EFTU, P43

This gene encodes a protein which participates in protein translation in mitochondria. Mutations in this gene have been associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency resulting in lactic acidosis and fatal encephalopathy. A pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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HomoloGene ID
2490
genomic end
28846348
genomic start
28853732
cytogenetic location
16p11.2
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Elongation factor Tu, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TUFM gene. It is an EF-Tu homolog.

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