GFM2

GFM2
Identifiers
Aliases	GFM2, EF-G2mt, EFG2, MRRF2, MST027, RRF2, RRF2mt, hEFG2, mEF-G 2, MSTP027, G elongation factor, mitochondrial 2, G elongation factor mitochondrial 2, RRF, GTP dependent ribosome recycling factor mitochondrial 2
External IDs	OMIM: 606544; MGI: 2444783; HomoloGene: 6238; GeneCards: GFM2; OMA:GFM2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (human)
End	74,767,147 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 13 (mouse)
End	97,317,703 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	myocardium of left ventricle; ; tibialis anterior muscle; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; deltoid muscle; ; epithelium of nasopharynx; ; secondary oocyte; ; mucosa of ileum; ; cardiac muscle tissue of right atrium; ; right uterine tube; ; nasal epithelium;
	Top expressed in
	muscle of thigh; ; otic vesicle; ; sternocleidomastoid muscle; ; otic placode; ; temporal muscle; ; right kidney; ; saccule; ; triceps brachii muscle; ; digastric muscle; ; skeletal muscle tissue;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	translation elongation factor activity; nucleotide binding; GTP binding; protein binding; GTPase activity;
Cellular component	mitochondrial matrix; mitochondrion;
Biological process	mitochondrial translational termination; mitochondrial translational elongation; ribosome disassembly; protein biosynthesis; mitochondrial translation; translational elongation;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	84340
	320806
	ENSG00000164347
	ENSMUSG00000021666
	Q969S9
	Q8R2Q4
	NM_001281302; NM_032380; NM_170681; NM_170691
	NM_001146043; NM_001271463; NM_001271464; NM_001271465; NM_177266
	NP_001268231; NP_115756; NP_733781; NP_733792; NP_733792.1
	NP_001139515; NP_001258392; NP_001258393; NP_001258394; NP_796240
	Wikidata
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Ribosome-releasing factor 2, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GFM2 gene. Unlike the other EF-G homolog GFM1, GFM2 functions as a Ribosome Recycling Factor in termination.