ROMO1, Official Symbol ROMO1provided by HGNC Official Full Name reactive oxygen species modulator 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16185 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000125995 MIM:618894; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16185 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 MTGM; MTGMP; C20orf52; bA353C18.2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a mitochondrial membrane protein that is responsible for increasing the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells. The protein also has antimicrobial activity against a variety of bacteria by inducing bacterial membrane breakage. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014] Expression Ubiquitous expression in colon (RPKM 37.6), kidney (RPKM 33.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all