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# NDUFAF1

ENSG00000137806

Target class

Enzyme

Chromosome

15

Approved drugs

1

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

3

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

1

**ClinGen gene-disease validity**

Moderate

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

3

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Target name**

NDUFAF1

**Gene name**

NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex assembly factor 1

**Gene symbol**

NDUFAF1

**Protein name**

Complex I intermediate-associated protein 30, mitochondrial (NADH dehydrogenase \[ubiquinone\] 1 alpha subcomplex assembly factor 1)

### Other names (2)

- CIA30
- CGI-65

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex assembly factors|Mitochondrial complex I assembly complex

**Target class**

Enzyme

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

54

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Approved

**Highest tissue expression**

40.45

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.154

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.54

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:51103

**Reactome pathways**

- R-HSA-6799198

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.959065

**Protein interaction partners**

62

## Genomic location

**End position**

41409403

**Start position**

41387218

**Chromosome**

15

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000137806

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:18828

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:18828)

**NCBI Gene ID**

51103

**UniProt ID**

Q9Y375

## Cellular location

- Mitochondrion . Mitochondrion matrix . Note=Peripherally associated with the matrix face of the mitochondrial inner membrane. .
- Mitochondria

### Publication evidence (2)

- PubMed 16218961  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16218961/)
- PubMed 17557076  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17557076/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.539637

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.153723

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Testis**

40.45

**Adrenal Gland**

37.67

**Cells - Cultured fibroblasts**

34.52

**Muscle - Skeletal**

33.8

**Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes**

28.32

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Testis40.45
- Adrenal Gland37.67
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts34.52
- Muscle - Skeletal33.8
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes28.32
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)25.32
- Heart - Left Ventricle22.76
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere22.57
- Nerve - Tibial21.9
- Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)21.53
- Cervix - Ectocervix21.03
- Ovary20.2
- Brain - Cortex19.98
- Thyroid19.95
- Cervix - Endocervix19.77
- Brain - Cerebellum19.44
- Fallopian Tube19.13
- Uterus19.09
- Pituitary19.01
- Brain - Hypothalamus18.82
- Esophagus - Muscularis18.79
- Kidney - Medulla18.76
- Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)18.5
- Colon - Sigmoid18.49
- Artery - Coronary18.32

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes

- GO:0032981  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0032981)

### Cellular components (3)

- GO:0005739  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005739)
- GO:0005743  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005743)
- GO:0160295  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0160295)

### Molecular functions

- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)

## Related records

### Trials (2,107)

- "Hepatic Substrate Flux Rates in Type 2 Diabetes"
- "MetCool ACS"- Metformin "Cooling" Effect on Metformin-naive Patients Treated With PCI Because of Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 1% Metformin Gel in the Treatment of Class II Furcation Defects
- 1% Metformin in Moderate and Severe Periodontitis
- 12 Weeks Treatment With 3 Different Doses of BI 10773 in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
- 24-Hour Glycemia: Rosiglitazone Versus Glimepiride In Type 2 Diabetes
- 24-week Study Comparing Lixisenatide to Sitagliptin as add-on to Metformin in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients Younger Than 50 Years
- 24-week Treatment With Lixisenatide in Type 2 Diabetes Insufficiently Controlled With Metformin and Insulin Glargine
- 30-Week Extension to an Initial Combination Study (24 Weeks in Duration) of Sitagliptin With Pioglitazone (0431-064)
- 52-week add-on to Metformin Comparison of Saxagliptin and Sulphonylurea, With a 52-week Extension Period
- A 12 Week Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
- A 24-week Open-Label, Phase 3b Trial With a 28-week Extension to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin Co-administered With Dapagliflozin Compared to Insulin Glargine in Subjects withType 2 Diabetes Who Have Glycemic Control on Metformin
- A Bioequivalence Study of CT-L01 Compared to Co-administration (ALO 12.5 mg and MET XR 500 mg) in Healthy Volunteers
- A Bioequivalence Study of CT-L01 Compared to Co-administration (ALO 25 mg and MET XR 1,000 mg) in Healthy Volunteers
- A Bioequivalence Study Of Ethinylestradiol + Gestodene In Female And Healthy Volunteers.
- A Bioequivalence Study of the Fixed Dose Combination Tablets of Canagliflozin and Metformin Extended Release (XR) With Respect to the Individual Components
- A Bioequivalence Study of the Fixed Dose Combination Tablets of Canagliflozin and Metformin Extended Release (XR) With Respect to the Individual Components
- A Bioequivalence Study of the Fixed Dose Combination Tablets of Canagliflozin and Metformin Extended Release (XR) With Respect to the Individual Components in Healthy Fed Participants
- A Bioequivalence Study of the Fixed Dose Combination Tablets of Canagliflozin and Metformin Extended Release (XR) With Respect to the Individual Components in Healthy Fed Participants
- A Bioequivalence Study of the Fixed Dose Combinations of Saxagliptin/Metformin XR Relative to Co-Administration

### Drugs (4)

- ME-344 Mitochondrial complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) inhibitor
- Metformin Mitochondrial complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) inhibitor
- [Metformin hydrochloride](https://trialight.com/data/asset/metformin-hydrochloride-10ef84a6-9052-459a-9134-fada726e38d0.md) Mitochondrial complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) inhibitor
- NV-128 Mitochondrial complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) inhibitor

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