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Facts about Peroxisome assembly factor 2.
Anchored by PEX26 to peroxisome membranes, possibly to form heteromeric AAA ATPase complexes required for the import of proteins into peroxisomes. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PEX6 |
Uniprot: | Q13608 |
Entrez: | 5190 |
Belongs to: |
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AAA ATPase family |
PAF2; PAF-2peroxisome assembly factor 2; Peroxin-6; peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6peroxin-6; Peroxisomal-type ATPase 1; peroxisome biogenesis factor 6; PXAAA1peroxisomal AAA-type ATPase 1
Mass (kDA):
104.061 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 6p21.1 |
Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (42963865..42980224, complement) |
Expressed in the retina, at higher levels in the photoreceptor layer at the joint between the outer and inner segments.
Cytoplasm. Peroxisome membrane. Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment. Associated with peroxisomal membranes. Localized at the base of the outer segment of photoreceptor cells (PubMed:26593283).
PMID: 8670792 by Yahraus T., et al. The peroxisome biogenesis disorder group 4 gene, PXAAA1, encodes a cytoplasmic ATPase required for stability of the PTS1 receptor.
PMID: 8940266 by Fukuda S., et al. Human peroxisome assembly factor-2 (PAF-2): a gene responsible for group C peroxisome biogenesis disorder in humans.