FDX2

Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
FDX2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

2Y5C

Identifiers
AliasesFDX2, ferredoxin 2, FDX1L, ferredoxin 1 like, MEOAL
External IDsOMIM: 614585; MGI: 1915415; HomoloGene: 31955; GeneCards: FDX2; OMA:FDX2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 19 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 19 (human)[1]
Chromosome 19 (human)
Genomic location for FDX2
Genomic location for FDX2
Band19p13.2Start10,310,045 bp[1]
End10,316,015 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 9 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 9 (mouse)[2]
Chromosome 9 (mouse)
Genomic location for FDX2
Genomic location for FDX2
Band9|9 A3Start21,067,520 bp[2]
End21,073,614 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • prefrontal cortex

  • anterior cingulate cortex

  • Brodmann area 9

  • right frontal lobe

  • superior frontal gyrus

  • nucleus accumbens

  • hypothalamus

  • substantia nigra

  • temporal lobe

  • hippocampus proper
Top expressed in
  • quadriceps femoris muscle

  • white adipose tissue

  • bone marrow

  • muscle of thigh

  • striatum of neuraxis

  • muscle tissue

  • proximal tubule

  • embryo

  • skeletal muscle tissue

  • superior frontal gyrus
More reference expression data
BioGPS
n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function
  • iron-sulfur cluster binding
  • protein binding
  • metal ion binding
  • 2 iron, 2 sulfur cluster binding
  • electron transfer activity
Cellular component
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • mitochondrion
Biological process
  • C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process
  • sterol metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • electron transport chain
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

112812

68165

Ensembl

ENSG00000267673

ENSMUSG00000079677

UniProt

Q6P4F2

Q9CPW2

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_080665
NM_001031734
NM_001397406

NM_001039824

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001026904

NP_001034913

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 10.31 – 10.32 MbChr 9: 21.07 – 21.07 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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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

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000267673 – Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000079677 – Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: Ferredoxin 2".
  6. ^ 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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