MTIF3, Official Symbol MTIF3provided by HGNC Official Full Name mitochondrial translational initiation factor 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29788 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000122033 MIM:619554; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29788 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 IF3mt Summary This gene encodes a translation initiation factor that is involved in mitochondrial protein synthesis. Polymorphism in this gene is associated with the onset of Parkinson's disease. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 5. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 26.6), testis (RPKM 20.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all