UPS2 [YLR168C]
Altered inheritance rate of mitochondrion protein 30; Mitochondrial intermembrane space protein; involved in phospholipid metabolism; forms complex with Mdm35p that transfers phosphatidylserine from outer membrane to inner membrane for phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis; null mutant has defects in mitochondrial morphology; similar to Ups1p, Ups3p and to human PRELI; UPS2 has a paralog, UPS3, that arose from the whole genome duplication; Belongs to the slowmo family.
Synonyms: UPS2, UPS2p, P35200, AIM30, GEP1 ...