Tu translation elongation factor, mitochondrial

Symbol

TUFM (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

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]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
tufm-1 Caenorhabditis elegans
EfTuM Drosophila melanogaster
tufm Danio rerio
Gm9755 Mus musculus
Tufm Rattus norvegicus
TUF1 Saccharomyces cerevisiae
tuf1 Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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Changes associated with this gene

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0006414 translational elongation biological_process
GO:0005622 intracellular cellular_component
GO:0005739 mitochondrion cellular_component
GO:0042645 mitochondrial nucleoid cellular_component
GO:0000166 nucleotide binding molecular_function
GO:0003746 translation elongation factor activity molecular_function
GO:0003924 GTPase activity molecular_function
GO:0005525 GTP binding molecular_function