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MT-ND2 mitochondrially encoded NADH dehydrogenase 2

Gene ID: 4536, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: MTND2; ND2

Summary

Enables NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) activity. Involved in mitochondrial electron transport, NADH to ubiquinone and mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly. Located in mitochondrion. Part of mitochondrial inner membrane and respiratory chain complex I. Implicated in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; multiple sclerosis; myocardial infarction; neurodegenerative disease (multiple); and urinary bladder cancer. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]

Genomic context

Sequence:
Chromosome: MT; NC_012920.1 (4470..5511)
Total number of exons:
0

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