Gene: MOCS1
Alternate names for this Gene: MIG11|MOCOD|MOCS1A|MOCS1B
Gene Summary: Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis is a conserved pathway leading to the biological activation of molybdenum. The protein encoded by this gene is involved in this pathway. This gene was originally thought to produce a bicistronic mRNA with the potential to produce two proteins (MOCS1A and MOCS1B) from adjacent open reading frames. However, only the first open reading frame (MOCS1A) has been found to encode a protein from the putative bicistronic mRNA, whereas additional splice variants are likely to produce a fusion between the two open reading frames. This gene is defective in patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency, type A. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 16.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 6
Location in Chromosome : 6p21.2
Description of this Gene: molybdenum cofactor synthesis 1
Type of Gene: protein-coding