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. 2016 Jul 1;311(1):C67–C80. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00319.2015

Table 1.

Summary subunits that associate with the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter to form a complex

Subunit Name No. of TMDs Location Direct Binding to MCU? Subunit Category
MCU 2 (3, 24, 64) IMM (3, 13, 24, 76) Yes (3, 24, 94) Pore (3, 13, 24)
MCUb 2 (94) IMM (94, 102) Yes (94, 102) Pore (94)
EMRE 1 (102, 109) IMM (102, 109) Yes (102, 109) Class 1 (102, 109)
MICU1 0 (86, 102, 109) IMS (13, 16, 62, 86, 90, 102, 109) or Matrix (46, 71) Yes (46, 86) or No (102, 109) Class 2 (13, 16, 62, 86, 90, 102, 109) or 3 (46, 71)
MICU2 0 (86, 102, 109) IMS (86, 102, 109) or Matrix? Yes (86) or No (102) Class 2 (86, 102, 109) or 3?
MICU3 0 (91) IMS? or Matrix? ? Class 2? or 3?
MCUR1 2 (70) IMM (70, 87) Yes (70) or No (87) Class 1 (70, 110) or not a subunit (87)
SLC25A23 6 (47) IMS (47) Yes (47) Class 1 (47)

For subunit classifications, see also Fig. 1.

TMD, transmembrane domain; IMM, inner mitochondrial membrane; IMS, intermembrane space. Numbers in parentheses are reference numbers.