MRRF, Official Symbol MRRFprovided by HGNC Official Full Name mitochondrial ribosome recycling factorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7234 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000148187 MIM:604602; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7234 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 RRF; MRFF; MTRRF Summary This gene encodes a ribosome recycling factor, which is a component of the mitochondrial translational machinery. The encoded protein, along with mitochondrial elongation factor 2, functions in ribosomal recycling at the termination of mitochondrial translation by mediating the disassembly of ribosomes from messenger RNA. A pseudogene of this gene has been identified on chromosome X. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 8.8), duodenum (RPKM 7.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all