TOMM40, Official Symbol TOMM40provided by HGNC Official Full Name translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18001 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000130204 MIM:608061; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18001 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as TOM40; PEREC1; C19orf1; PER-EC1; D19S1177E Summary The protein encoded by this gene is localized in the outer membrane of the mitochondria. It is the channel-forming subunit of the translocase of the mitochondrial outer membrane (TOM) complex that is essential for import of protein precursors into mitochondria. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015] Expression Ubiquitous expression in colon (RPKM 13.7), esophagus (RPKM 12.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all