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Facts about AFG3-like protein 2.
Required for the maturation of paraplegin (SPG7) after its cleavage by mitochondrial-processing peptidase (MPP), converting it into a proteolytically active mature form (By similarity). .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | AFG3L2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9Y4W6 |
| Entrez: | 10939 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

AFG3 (ATPase family gene 3, yeast)-like 2; AFG3 ATPase family gene 3-like 2 (S. cerevisiae); AFG3 ATPase family gene 3-like 2 (yeast); AFG3-like protein 2; ATPase family gene 3, yeast; EC 3.4.24; EC 3.4.24.-; FLJ25993; Paraplegin-like protein; SCA28; spinocerebellar ataxia 28
Mass (kDA):
88.584 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 18p11.21 |
| Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (12328944..12377309, complement) |
Ubiquitous. Highly expressed in the cerebellar Purkinje cells.
Mitochondrion. Mitochondrion inner membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 10395799 by Banfi S., et al. Identification and characterization of AFG3L2, a novel paraplegin- related gene.
PMID: 14623864 by Atorino L., et al. Loss of m-AAA protease in mitochondria causes complex I deficiency and increased sensitivity to oxidative stress in hereditary spastic paraplegia.