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COQ2 gene

Known as: COQ2, S. CEREVISIAE, HOMOLOG OF, CL640, PARAHYDROXYBENZOATE-POLYPRENYLTRANSFERASE, MITOCHONDRIAL 
National Institutes of Health

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2016
2016
MAPT haplotype diversity in multiple system atrophy.
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Prenyldiphosphate synthase, subunit 1 (PDSS1) and OH-benzoate polyprenyltransferase (COQ2) mutations in ubiquinone deficiency and oxidative phosphorylation disorders.
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) plays a pivotal role in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), as it distributes electrons among the various… 
2006
2006
Inhibitory effect of coenzyme Q1 on eukaryotic DNA polymerase γ and DNA topoisomerase II activities on the growth of a human cancer cell line
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is an isoprenoid quinine that functions as an electron carrier in the mitochondrial respiratory chain in… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Functional characterization of OsPPT1, which encodes p-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase involved in ubiquinone biosynthesis in Oryza sativa.
Prenylation of the aromatic intermediate p-hydroxybenzoate (PHB) is a critical step in ubiquinone (UQ) biosynthesis. The enzyme… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Engineering of ubiquinone biosynthesis using the yeast coq2 gene confers oxidative stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco.
Ubiquinone (UQ), an electron carrier in the respiratory chain ranging from bacteria to humans, shows antioxidative activity in… 
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
Steady-state kinetics of the reduction of coenzyme Q analogs by complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) in bovine heart mitochondria and submitochondrial particles.
The reduction kinetics of coenzyme Q (CoQ, ubiquinone) by NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I, EC 1.6.99.3) was… 
1996
1996
Inhibition of neutrophil-superoxide generation by alpha-tocopherol and coenzyme Q.
Effects of various derivatives of alpha-tocopherol (VE) and coenzyme Q (CoQ) on superoxide (O2.-) generation of neutrophils and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evidence that Escherichia coli ubiA product is a functional homolog of yeast COQ2, and the regulation of ubiA gene expression.
The Escherichia coli ubiA gene coding for 4-hydroxy benzoate octaprenyl transferase is thought to be a key enzyme of ubiquinone… 
1980
1980
Observations on the oxidoreduction of the two cytochromes b in cytochrome c-deficient mitochondria and submitochondrial particles.
1974
1974
Biochemical study on ubiquinone biosynthesis in Escherichia coli : I. Specificity of para hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase.
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