GFM2

GFM2

GFM2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Ribosome-releasing factor 2, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GFM2 gene. [5][6] Unlike the other EF-G homolog GFM1, GFM2 functions as a Ribosome Recycling Factor in termination.[7]

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    GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000164347 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021666 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    Hammarsund M, Wilson W, Corcoran M, Merup M, Einhorn S, Grandér D, Sangfelt O (November 2001). "Identification and characterization of two novel human mitochondrial elongation factor genes, hEFG2 and hEFG1, phylogenetically conserved through evolution". Human Genetics. 109 (5): 542–50. doi:10.1007/s00439-001-0610-5. PMID 11735030. S2CID 24508386.
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    "Entrez Gene: GFM2 G elongation factor, mitochondrial 2".
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    Tsuboi M, Morita H, Nozaki Y, Akama K, Ueda T, Ito K, Nierhaus KH, Takeuchi N (August 2009). "EF-G2mt is an exclusive recycling factor in mammalian mitochondrial protein synthesis". Molecular Cell. 35 (4): 502–10. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2009.06.028. PMID 19716793.


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