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Function

Core subunit of the mitochondrial membrane respiratory chain NADH dehydrogenase (Complex I) which catalyzes electron transfer from NADH through the respiratory chain, using ubiquinone as an electron acceptor (PubMed:22036843, PubMed:28031252, PubMed:30922174). Essential for the catalytic activity of complex I (PubMed:22036843, PubMed:30922174). Essential for the assembly of complex I (By similarity). Redox-sensitive, critical component of the oxygen-sensing pathway in the pulmonary vasculature which plays a key role in acute pulmonary oxygen-sensing and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (PubMed:30922174). Plays an important role in carotid body sensing of hypoxia (By similarity). Essential for glia-like neural stem and progenitor cell proliferation, differentiation and subsequent oligodendrocyte or neuronal maturation (By similarity).

Involvement in disease

Mitochondrial complex I deficiency, nuclear type 6

MC1DN6

A form of mitochondrial complex I deficiency, the most common biochemical signature of mitochondrial disorders, a group of highly heterogeneous conditions characterized by defective oxidative phosphorylation, which collectively affects 1 in 5-10000 live births. Clinical disorders have variable severity, ranging from lethal neonatal disease to adult-onset neurodegenerative disorders. Phenotypes include macrocephaly with progressive leukodystrophy, non-specific encephalopathy, cardiomyopathy, myopathy, liver disease, Leigh syndrome, Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, and some forms of Parkinson disease. MC1DN6 transmission pattern is consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance.

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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Leber-like hereditary optic neuropathy, autosomal recessive 2

LHONAR2

An autosomal recessive form of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, a mitochondrial disease resulting in bilateral painless loss of central vision due to selective degeneration of the retinal ganglion cells and their axons. LHONAR2 is characterized by subacute bilateral or asymmetrical visual loss, optic nerve pseudoedema and peripapillary telangiectasia in the early phase of the disease, and eventual partial recovery in some patients.

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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Post-translational modifications

Dimethylation at Arg-118 by NDUFAF7 takes place after NDUFS2 assembles into the complex I, leading to stabilize the early intermediate complex (PubMed:24089531, PubMed:24838397).

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the complex I 49 kDa subunit family.

Cellular localization

  • Mitochondrion inner membrane
  • Peripheral membrane protein
  • Matrix side

Alternative names

Complex I-49kD, NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase 49 kDa subunit, CI-49kD, NDUFS2

Target type

Proteins

Primary research area

Metabolism

Molecular weight

52546Da

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