Succinate dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein subunit, mitochondrial
Definition:
Flavoprotein (FP) subunit of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) that is involved in complex II of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and is responsible for transferring electrons from succinate to ubiquinone (coenzyme Q). Can act as a tumor suppressor.
References:
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[1]. Nelly Burnichon, et al. SDHA is a tumor suppressor gene causing paraganglioma. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Aug 1;19(15):3011-20. [Content Brief]
[2]. G Herma Renkema, et al. SDHA mutations causing a multisystem mitochondrial disease: novel mutations and genetic overlap with hereditary tumors. Eur J Hum Genet. 2015 Feb;23(2):202-9. [Content Brief]
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