MTRFR

mitochondrial translation release factor in rescue

Gene Function

Part of a mitoribosome-associated quality control pathway that prevents aberrant translation by responding to interruptions during elongation. As heterodimer with MTRES1, ejects the unfinished nascent chain and peptidyl transfer RNA (tRNA), respectively, from stalled ribosomes. Recruitment of mitoribosome biogenesis factors to these quality control intermediates suggests additional roles for MTRES1 and MTRF during mitoribosome rescue Source: UniProt

Relationship to CMT

Unclassified AR
1 subtype
12q24.31
First described 2014
Mitochondrial involvement

Subtype Inheritance Class OMIM Sentinel Publication
SubtypeCMT-MTRFR Inheritanceautosomal recessive ClassUnclassified Subtypes OMIMn/a Sentinel Publication

2014 · 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306387

Stored Identifiers

HGNC Aliases: C12ORF65
hgnc_idHGNC:26784
ensembl_gene_idENSG00000130921
coords_grch38chr12:123232142-123258079
coords_grch37not applicable
entrez_id91574
omim_gene613541
uniprot_idsQ9H3J6
refseq_accessionNM_152269
mane_refseqNM_152269.5
mane_ensemblENST00000253233.6

ClinVar Variants

Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in MTRFR, as classified in ClinVar, are read live from NCBI. Only aggregate germline records are shown. Uncertain and conflicting classifications are not. Experts in CMT makes no claim to the accuracy of ClinVar data. This index is provided for informational purposes only.

Review stars are ClinVar’s measure of how well a classification is supported: four for a practice guideline, three for an expert panel review, two for agreement among multiple submitters, one for a single submitter with criteria provided, and none where no criteria were provided.

Reported in CMT
Reported in Other Diseases

Reported in a disease other than CMT. Listed apart rather than counted as CMT variants.

Variants w/o a Recorded Disease

Pathogenic or likely pathogenic in ClinVar, submitted without a disease recorded.

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