TIMM17B - translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 17B Gene

This gene encodes a multipass transmembrane protein that forms an integral component of the mitochondrial translocase TIM23 complex. This complex facilitates the transport of mitochondrial proteins from the cytosol across the mitochondrial inner membrane and into the mitochondrion. There is a pseudogene for this gene on chromosome 12. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]
Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 15.4), prostate (RPKM 13.6) and 25 other tissues.