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MT-ND1 mitochondrially encoded NADH dehydrogenase 1

Gene ID: 4535, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: MTND1; ND1

Summary

Enables NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) activity. Involved in mitochondrial electron transport, NADH to ubiquinone and mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly. Located in mitochondrial membrane. Part of mitochondrial inner membrane and respiratory chain complex I. Implicated in several diseases, including MELAS syndrome; neurodegenerative disease (multiple); optic nerve disease (multiple); toxic shock syndrome; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biomarker of Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; and multiple sclerosis. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]

Genomic context

Sequence:
Chromosome: MT; NC_012920.1 (3307..4262)
Total number of exons:
0

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