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TRMU (tRNA Mitochondrial Uridine Synthetase) - mitochondrial tRNA modifier essential for translation and associated with mitochondrial diseases including hearing loss and liver failure.
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| Gene Symbol | TRMU |
| Full Name | tRNA Mitochondrial Uridine Synthetase (MTU1) |
| Aliases | tRNA Mitochondrial Uridine Synthetase |
| Chromosome | 22q13.33 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | TRMU encodes a mitochondrial matrix enzyme that catalyzes the 2-thiolation of uridine residues at the wobble position of mitochondrial tRNAs, specifically tRNALys, tRNAGlu, and tRNAGln [1][2]. |
| UniProt ID | Q9BRR4 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 55687 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000100412 |
| OMIM | 610230 |
| GeneCards | TRMU |
| Human Protein Atlas | TRMU |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
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TRMU["TRMU"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
TRMU -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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