NCIt synonyms : T7 Gene 4-Like Protein with Intramitochondrial Nucleoid Localization; Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia 1 Protein; T7 Helicase-Related Protein with Intramitochondrial Nucleoid Localization; Twinkle Protein, Mitochondrial; TWNK; T7 gp4-Like Protein with Intramitochondrial Nucleoid Localization; T7-Like Mitochondrial DNA Helicase; p72;
NCIt definition : Twinkle mtDNA helicase (684 aa, 77 kDa) is encoded by the human TWNK gene. This protein
plays a role in unwinding, replication and repair of mitochondrial DNA.;