Target

Gene symbol :  
Mcu
NCBI gene ID :  
215999
Gene full name :  
Mitochondrial calcium uniporter
Synonym :  
Ccdc109a

Protein function

Protein name :  
Mitochondrial calcium uniporter protein
Mediates mitochondrial Ca²⁺ uptake; essential for bioenergetics and cell death regulation

Expected phenotype

KO mice viable but show impaired mitochondrial calcium uptake

Human disease relevance

Linked to cardiac and skeletal muscle pathologies

Model applications

Used in mitochondrial physiology and calcium signaling studies

Keywords:

Mitochondria, Calcium transport, Bioenergetics, MCU complex

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Mcu

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