MOCS3, Official Symbol MOCS3provided by HGNC Official Full Name molybdenum cofactor synthesis 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:15765 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000124217 MIM:609277; AllianceGenome:HGNC:15765 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 UBA4 Summary Molybdenum cofactor (MoCo) is necessary for the function of all molybdoenzymes. The protein encoded by this gene adenylates and activates molybdopterin synthase, an enzyme required for biosynthesis of MoCo. This gene contains no introns. A pseudogene of this gene is present on chromosome 14. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012] Orthologs mouse all