TIMM8A

Mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit Tim8 A is an is_associated_with::enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TIMM8A is_associated_with::gene.

This is_associated_with::translocase has similarity to yeast is_associated_with::mitochondrial proteins that are involved in the import of metabolite transporters from the is_associated_with::cytoplasm into the mitochondrial inner membrane. The gene is mutated in is_associated_with::Deafness-dystonia syndrome (or is_associated_with::Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome; MTS/DFN-1) and it is postulated that MTS/DFN-1 is a mitochondrial disease caused by a defective mitochondrial protein import system.

Alternative names

 * Deafness-dystonia peptide
 * Deafness-dystonia protein

Interactions
TIMM8A has been shown to interact with is_associated_with::Signal transducing adaptor molecule and is_associated_with::TIMM13.