Lalba

Homo sapiens

This gene encodes alpha-lactalbumin, a principal protein of milk. Alpha-lactalbumin forms the regulatory subunit of the lactose synthase (LS) heterodimer and beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4Gal-T1) forms the catalytic component. Together, these proteins enable LS to produce lactose by transfering galactose moieties to glucose. As a monomer, alpha-lactalbumin strongly binds calcium and zinc ions and may possess bactericidal or antitumor activity. A folding variant of alpha-lactalbumin, called HAMLET, likely induces apoptosis in tumor and immature cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ATP6

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Subunit a of the F0 sector of mitochondrial F1F0 ATP synthase; mitochondrially encoded; translation is specifically activated by Atp22p; ATP6 and ATP8 mRNAs are not translated in the absence of the F1 sector of ATPase; mutations in human ortholog MT-ATP6 are associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as Neurogenic Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP), Leigh syndrome (LS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), and ataxia telangiectasia