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FDX2

Ferredoxin 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FDX2 gene. It participates in heme A synthesis and iron-sulphur protein synthesis.

Last revised
Jun 2, 2026
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≈ 1 min
Length
332 w
Citations
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Source
FDX2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesFDX2, ferredoxin 2, FDX1L, ferredoxin 1 like, MEOAL
External IDsOMIM: 614585; MGI: 1915415; HomoloGene: 31955; GeneCards: FDX2; OMA:FDX2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_080665
NM_001031734
NM_001397406

NM_001039824

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001026904

NP_001034913

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 10.31 – 10.32 MbChr 9: 21.07 – 21.07 Mb
PubMed search34
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Ferredoxin 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FDX2 gene. It participates in heme A synthesis and iron-sulphur protein synthesis.5

Mutations in FDX2 cause mitochondrial myopathy.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000267673Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000079677Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Ferredoxin 2".
  6. Spiegel R, Saada A, Halvardson J, Soiferman D, Shaag A, Edvardson S, Horovitz Y, Khayat M, Shalev SA, Feuk L, Elpeleg O (July 2014). "Deleterious mutation in FDX1L gene is associated with a novel mitochondrial muscle myopathy". European Journal of Human Genetics. 22 (7): 902–6. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2013.269. PMC 4060119. PMID 24281368.
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