MTX2, Official Symbol MTX2provided by HGNC Official Full Name metaxin 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7506 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000128654 MIM:608555; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7506 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 MDPS; metaxin-2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is highly similar to the metaxin 2 protein from mouse, which has been shown to interact with the mitochondrial membrane protein metaxin 1. Because of this similarity, it is thought that the encoded protein is peripherally associated with the cytosolic face of the outer mitochondrial membrane, and that it is involved in the import of proteins into the mitochondrion. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 7. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 27.0), adrenal (RPKM 14.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all