Ferredoxin 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FDX2 gene. It participates in heme A synthesis and iron-sulphur protein synthesis.[5]
Mutations in FDX2 cause mitochondrial myopathy.[6]
References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000267673 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000079677 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Entrez Gene: Ferredoxin 2".
- ^ Spiegel R, Saada A, Halvardson J, Soiferman D, Shaag A, Edvardson S, Horovitz Y, Khayat M, Shalev SA, Feuk L, Elpeleg O (July 2014). "Deleterious mutation in FDX1L gene is associated with a novel mitochondrial muscle myopathy". European Journal of Human Genetics. 22 (7): 902–6. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2013.269. PMC 4060119. PMID 24281368.
Further reading
- Sheftel AD, Stehling O, Pierik AJ, Elsässer HP, Mühlenhoff U, Webert H, Hobler A, Hannemann F, Bernhardt R, Lill R (June 2010). "Humans possess two mitochondrial ferredoxins, Fdx1 and Fdx2, with distinct roles in steroidogenesis, heme, and Fe/S cluster biosynthesis". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107 (26): 11775–80. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10711775S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1004250107. PMC 2900682. PMID 20547883.
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