GFM1: Proteins and Enzymes

The GFM1 gene codes for a mitochondrial translation elongation factor G where one isoform is 751 amino acids long at around 83 kDA and another isoform is 770 amino acids in length at around 86 kDA. Mitochondrial translation is critical for maintaining mitochondrial function. Mutations may lead to a failure of the respiratory chain-oxidative phosphorylation system and maintenance of mitochondrial DNA will not be successful. GFM1 has been studied in relation to candidiasis, malaria, mycobacterium tuberculosis, hemophilia B, pneumonia, and combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency. It interacts with TRIM63, SLX4, PRPF4, TRIM55, and SMURF2 to participate in protein biosynthesis and polypeptide chain elongation.