CYC1, Official Symbol CYC1provided by HGNC Official Full Name cytochrome c1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:2579 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000179091 MIM:123980; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2579 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 UQCR4; MC3DN6 Summary This gene encodes a subunit of the cytochrome bc1 complex, which plays an important role in the mitochondrial respiratory chain by transferring electrons from the Rieske iron-sulfur protein to cytochrome c. Mutations in this gene may cause mitochondrial complex III deficiency, nuclear type 6. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013] Expression Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 77.6), duodenum (RPKM 50.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all