MIEF2, Official Symbol MIEF2provided by HGNC Official Full Name mitochondrial elongation factor 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17920 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000177427 MIM:615498; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17920 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 D3B; MID49; SMCR7; COXPD49 Summary This gene encodes an outer mitochondrial membrane protein that functions in the regulation of mitochondrial morphology. It can directly recruit the fission mediator dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) to the mitochondrial surface. The gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 4.6), kidney (RPKM 4.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all