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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08482
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14194
Name Mitofusin-2
Synonyms
  1. Transmembrane GTPase MFN2
Gene Name MFN2
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in GTPase activity
Specific Function Essential transmembrane GTPase, which mediates mitochondrial fusion. Fusion of mitochondria occurs in many cell types and constitutes an important step in mitochondria morphology, which is balanced between fusion and fission. MFN2 acts independently of the cytoskeleton. It therefore plays a central role in mitochondrial metabolism and may be associated with obesity and/or apoptosis processes. Overexpression induces the formation of mitochondrial networks. Plays an important role in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
Guanosine triphosphate + Water → Guanosine diphosphate + Phosphate details
GO Classification
Biological Process
protein targeting to mitochondrion
blood coagulation
negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation
negative regulation of Ras protein signal transduction
mitochondrial fusion
blastocyst formation
camera-type eye morphogenesis
mitochondrial membrane organization
mitochondrion localization
Cellular Component
cytosol
microtubule cytoskeleton
intrinsic to mitochondrial outer membrane
integral to membrane
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
organelle membrane
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
mitochondrial membrane
mitochondrial outer membrane
Function
purine nucleotide binding
binding
nucleotide binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
guanyl nucleotide binding
guanyl ribonucleotide binding
gtp binding
gtpase activity
nucleoside-triphosphatase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides
hydrolase activity, acting on acid anhydrides, in phosphorus-containing anhydrides
pyrophosphatase activity
Molecular Function
GTPase activity
GTP binding
Process
cellular process
cellular membrane organization
cellular membrane fusion
mitochondrial fusion
Cellular Location
  1. Multi-pass membrane protein
  2. Mitochondrion outer membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 1
Locus 1p36.22
SNPs MFN2
Gene Sequence
>2274 bp
ATGTCCCTGCTCTTCTCTCGATGCAACTCTATCGTCACAGTCAAGAAAAATAAGAGACAC
ATGGCTGAGGTGAATGCATCCCCACTTAAGCACTTTGTCACTGCCAAGAAGAAGATCAAT
GGCATTTTTGAGCAGCTGGGGGCCTACATCCAGGAGAGCGCCACCTTCCTTGAAGACACG
TACAGGAATGCAGAACTGGACCCCGTTACCACAGAAGAACAGGTTCTGGACGTCAAAGGT
TACCTATCCAAAGTGAGAGGCATCAGTGAGGTGCTGGCTCGGAGGCACATGAAAGTGGCT
TTTTTTGGCCGGACGAGCAATGGGAAGAGCACCGTGATCAATGCCATGCTCTGGGACAAA
GTTCTGCCCTCTGGGATTGGCCACACCACCAATTGCTTCCTGCGGGTAGAGGGCACAGAT
GGCCATGAGGCCTTTCTCCTTACCGAGGGCTCAGAGGAAAAGAGGAGTGCCAAGACTGTG
AACCAGCTGGCCCATGCCCTCCACCAGGACAAGCAGCTCCATGCCGGCAGCCTAGTGAGT
GTGATGTGGCCCAACTCTAAGTGCCCACTTCTGAAGGATGACCTCGTTTTGATGGACAGC
CCTGGTATTGATGTCACCACAGAGCTGGACAGCTGGATTGACAAGTTTTGTCTGGATGCT
GATGTGTTTGTGCTGGTGGCCAACTCAGAGTCCACCCTGATGCAGACGGAAAAGCACTTC
TTCCACAAGGTGAGTGAGCGTCTCTCCCGGCCAAACATCTTCATCCTGAACAACCGCTGG
GATGCATCTGCCTCAGAGCCCGAGTACATGGAGGAGGTGCGGCGGCAGCACATGGAGCGT
TGTACCAGCTTCCTGGTGGATGAGCTGGGCGTGGTGGATCGATCCCAGGCCGGGGACCGC
ATCTTCTTTGTGTCTGCTAAGGAGGTGCTCAACGCCAGGATTCAGAAAGCCCAGGGCATG
CCTGAAGGAGGGGGCGCTCTCGCAGAAGGCTTTCAAGTGAGGATGTTTGAGTTTCAGAAT
TTTGAGAGGAGATTTGAGGAGTGCATCTCCCAGTCTGCAGTGAAGACCAAGTTTGAGCAG
CACACGGTCCGGGCCAAGCAGATTGCAGAGGCGGTTCGACTCATCATGGACTCCCTGCAC
ATGGCGGCTCGGGAGCAGCAGGTTTACTGCGAGGAAATGCGTGAAGAGCGGCAAGACCGA
CTGAAATTTATTGACAAACAGCTGGAGCTCTTGGCTCAAGACTATAAGCTGCGAATTAAG
CAGATTACGGAGGAAGTGGAGAGGCAGGTGTCGACTGCAATGGCCGAGGAGATCAGGCGC
CTCTCTGTACTGGTGGACGATTACCAGATGGACTTCCACCCTTCTCCAGTAGTCCTCAAG
GTTTATAAGAATGAGCTGCACCGCCACATAGAGGAAGGACTGGGTCGAAACATGTCTGAC
CGCTGCTCCACGGCCATCACCAACTCCCTGCAGACCATGCAGCAGGACATGATAGATGGC
TTGAAACCCCTCCTTCCTGTGTCTGTGCGGAGTCAGATAGACATGCTGGTCCCACGCCAG
CCTTTCTCTCTCAACTATGACCTAAACTGTGACAAGCTGTGTGCTGACTTCCAGGAAGAC
ATTGAGTTCCATTTCTCTCTCGGATGGACCATGCTGGTGAATAGGTTCCTGGGCCCCAAG
AACAGCCGTCGGGCCTTGATGGGCTACAATGACCAGGTCCAGCGTCCCATCCCTCTGACG
CCAGCCAACCCCAGCATGCCCCCACTGCCACAGGGCTCGCTCACCCAGGAGGAGTTCATG
GTTTCCATGGTTACCGGCCTGGCCTCCTTGACATCCAGGACCTCCATGGGCATTCTTGTT
GTTGGAGGAGTGGTGTGGAAGGCAGTGGGCTGGCGGCTCATTGCCCTCTCCTTTGGGCTC
TATGGCCTCCTCTACGTCTATGAGCGTCTGACCTGGACCACCAAGGCCAAGGAGAGGGCC
TTCAAGCGCCAGTTTGTGGAGCATGCCAGCGAGAAGCTGCAGCTTGTCATCAGCTACACT
GGCTCCAACTGCAGCCACCAAGTCCAGCAGGAACTGTCTGGGACCTTTGCTCATCTGTGT
CAGCAAGTTGACGTCACCCGGGAGAACCTGGAGCAGGAAATTGCCGCCATGAACAAGAAA
ATTGAGGTTCTTGACTCACTTCAGAGCAAAGCAAAGCTGCTCAGGAATAAAGCCGGTTGG
TTGGACAGTGAGCTCAACATGTTCACACACCAGTACCTGCAGCCCAGCAGATAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 757
Molecular Weight 86401.45
Theoretical pI 6.976
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Mitofusin-2
MSLLFSRCNSIVTVKKNKRHMAEVNASPLKHFVTAKKKINGIFEQLGAYIQESATFLEDT
YRNAELDPVTTEEQVLDVKGYLSKVRGISEVLARRHMKVAFFGRTSNGKSTVINAMLWDK
VLPSGIGHTTNCFLRVEGTDGHEAFLLTEGSEEKRSAKTVNQLAHALHQDKQLHAGSLVS
VMWPNSKCPLLKDDLVLMDSPGIDVTTELDSWIDKFCLDADVFVLVANSESTLMQTEKHF
FHKVSERLSRPNIFILNNRWDASASEPEYMEEVRRQHMERCTSFLVDELGVVDRSQAGDR
IFFVSAKEVLNARIQKAQGMPEGGGALAEGFQVRMFEFQNFERRFEECISQSAVKTKFEQ
HTVRAKQIAEAVRLIMDSLHMAAREQQVYCEEMREERQDRLKFIDKQLELLAQDYKLRIK
QITEEVERQVSTAMAEEIRRLSVLVDDYQMDFHPSPVVLKVYKNELHRHIEEGLGRNMSD
RCSTAITNSLQTMQQDMIDGLKPLLPVSVRSQIDMLVPRQCFSLNYDLNCDKLCADFQED
IEFHFSLGWTMLVNRFLGPKNSRRALMGYNDQVQRPIPLTPANPSMPPLPQGSLTQEEFM
VSMVTGLASLTSRTSMGILVVGGVVWKAVGWRLIALSFGLYGLLYVYERLTWTTKAKERA
FKRQFVEHASEKLQLVISYTGSNCSHQVQQELSGTFAHLCQQVDVTRENLEQEIAAMNKK
IEVLDSLQSKAKLLRNKAGWLDSELNMFTHQYLQPSR
GenBank ID Protein 16168681
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O95140
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name MFN2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF036536
GeneCard ID MFN2
GenAtlas ID MFN2
HGNC ID HGNC:16877
References
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