Primary Identifier | MGI:107876 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 22273 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable ubiquitin protein ligase binding activity. Acts upstream of or within mitochondrial electron transport, ubiquinol to cytochrome c. Located in mitochondrion. Part of respiratory chain complex III. Is active in mitochondrial inner membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; metanephros; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Orthologous to human UQCRC1 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous knockout is early embryonic lethal. Heterozygous KO impairs memory and spatial learning and increases susceptibility to brain ischemia. [provided by MGI curators] |