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ATP5ME ATP synthase membrane subunit e

Gene ID: 521, updated on 19-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ATP5I; ATP5K

Summary

Mitochondrial ATP synthase catalyzes ATP synthesis, utilizing an electrochemical gradient of protons across the inner membrane during oxidative phosphorylation. It is composed of two linked multi-subunit complexes: the soluble catalytic core, F1, and the membrane-spanning component, Fo, which comprises the proton channel. The F1 complex consists of 5 different subunits (alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon) assembled in a ratio of 3 alpha, 3 beta, and a single representative of the other 3. The Fo seems to have nine subunits (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, F6 and 8). This gene encodes the e subunit of the Fo complex. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
4p16.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 4; NC_000004.12 (672436..674276, complement)
Total number of exons:
4

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