metaxin-1; mitochondrial outer membrane import complex protein 1 (MTX1, MTX, MTXN)

Function

• role in transport of proteins into mitochondria
• essential for embryonic development
• interacts with MTX2/metaxin-2

Structure

belongs to the metaxin family

Compartment

• membrane; single-pass type 1 membrane protein (putative)
• mitochondrial outer membrane (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

More general terms

• metaxin
• membrane protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=4580
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:4580
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600605
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q13505.html