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Facts about Transcription termination factor 3, mitochondrial.
Required for normal mitochondrial function (By similarity). Maintains 16S rRNA levels and functions in mitochondrial ribosome assembly by regulating the biogenesis of the 39S ribosomal subunit (By similarity).
Human | |
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Gene Name: | MTERF3 |
Uniprot: | Q96E29 |
Entrez: | 51001 |
Belongs to: |
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mTERF family |
CGI-12; FLJ10939; Mitochondrial transcription termination factor 3; MTERF domain containing 1; mTERF domain-containing protein 1, mitochondrial; mTERF3
Mass (kDA):
47.971 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 8q22.1 |
Sequence: | 8; NC_000008.11 (96239398..96261613, complement) |
Highly expressed in heart, liver, kidney and testis. Detected at lower levels in brain, spleen and lung.
Mitochondrion.
PMID: 17662942 by Park C.B., et al. MTERF3 is a negative regulator of mammalian mtDNA transcription.
PMID: 20430012 by Spaahr H., et al. Structure of mitochondrial transcription termination factor 3 reveals a novel nucleic acid-binding domain.