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TACO1

Gene

translational activator of cytochrome c oxidase I

HGNCHGNC:24316EnsemblENSG00000136463NCBI Gene51204
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q23.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asCCDC44
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Previous symbolsCCDC44
Previous namescoiled-coil domain containing 44, translational activator of mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I
Alias namestranslational activator of COX I

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Mitochondrial Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Retinitis Pigmentosa

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex assembly factors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.