MOCOS

MOCOS
Identifiers
Aliases	MOCOS, hMCS, MCS, MOS, molybdenum cofactor sulfurase
External IDs	OMIM: 613274; MGI: 1915841; HomoloGene: 9931; GeneCards: MOCOS; OMA:MOCOS - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (human)
End	36,272,157 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End	24,834,632 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	secondary oocyte; ; right lobe of liver; ; palpebral conjunctiva; ; right adrenal gland; ; right adrenal cortex; ; jejunal mucosa; ; left adrenal gland; ; left adrenal cortex; ; buccal mucosa cell; ; duodenum;
	Top expressed in
	granulocyte; ; left lobe of liver; ; esophagus; ; primary oocyte; ; jejunum; ; gastrula; ; respiratory epithelium; ; olfactory system; ; olfactory epithelium; ; duodenum;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	transferase activity; molybdenum ion binding; pyridoxal phosphate binding; protein binding; catalytic activity; Mo-molybdopterin cofactor sulfurase activity; molybdenum cofactor sulfurtransferase activity; lyase activity;
Cellular component	cytosol; cellular component;
Biological process	Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process; molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process; molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	55034
	68591
	ENSG00000075643
	ENSMUSG00000039616
	Q96EN8
	Q14CH1
	NM_017947
	NM_026779
	NP_060417
	NP_081055
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Molybdenum cofactor sulfurase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MOCOS gene.^[5]^[6]

AliasesMOCOS, hMCS, MCS, MOS, molybdenum cofactor sulfurase

End36,272,157 bp^[1]

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MOCOS sulfurates the molybdenum cofactor of xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) and aldehyde oxidase (AOX1), which is required for their enzymatic activities.^[5]

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