Integral mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) protein; dosage suppressor of an MDM10 null that reduces ERMES-related phenotypes, such as alterations in mitochondrial morphology, protein complex assembly, and lipid profile; dosage suppressor of MDM12, MDM34, and MMM1 null mutant growth defects; novel mechanism of MOM import involving Tom70p, the TOM complex, and the TIM23 complex, requiring mitochondrial membrane potential and processing by the IMP complex for correct biogenesis