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Through large-scale sequencing of clones randomly selected from a library of human cDNAs, we have isolated a novel human gene termed hUQCR10. Its open reading frame encodes 63 amino acids that share 88.5% identity with the sequence of bovine ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase 7.2-kDa protein (subunit X). A single 0.6-kb transcript was expressed in all human tissues examined, but was particularly abundant in heart and skeletal muscle, tissues that consume a large amount of oxygen. The gene product therefore may play a significant role in the cellular respiratory system. In support of this hypothesis, our immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the hUQCR10 protein is located in mitochondria. A homology search using computer programs determined the chromosomal localization of the gene at 22q12.
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Received: August 18, 1999 / Accepted: September 22, 1999
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Akashi, H., Han, HJ., Iizaka, M. et al. Isolation and characterization of a human cDNA encoding a protein homologous to the 7.2-kDa protein (subunit X) of bovine ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase. J Hum Genet 45, 43–46 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380050008
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380050008