COX8A

COX8A
Identifiers
Aliases COX8A, COX, COX8, COX8-2, COX8L, VIII, VIII-L, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A
External IDs MGI: 105959 HomoloGene: 3006 GeneCards: COX8A
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

1351

12868

Ensembl

ENSG00000176340

ENSMUSG00000035885

UniProt

P10176

Q64445

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004074

NM_007750

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004065.1

NP_031776.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 63.97 – 63.98 Mb Chr 19: 7.22 – 7.22 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COX8A gene.[3] Cytochrome c oxidase 8A is a subunit of the cytochrome c oxidase complex, also known as Complex IV.

Structure

COX8A is a 7.6 kDa protein composed of 69 amino acids.[4][5] This gene encodes the nuclear-encoded subunit 8A of the human mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme complex cytochrome c oxidase. The complex consists of 13 mitochondrial- and nuclear-encoded subunits.[3]

Function

Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) is the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. It is a multi-subunit enzyme complex that couples the transfer of electrons from cytochrome c to molecular oxygen and contributes to a proton electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane. The mitochondrially-encoded subunits perform the electron transfer of proton pumping activities. The functions of the nuclear-encoded subunits are unknown but they may play a role in the regulation and assembly of the complex.[3]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: Cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIIA (ubiquitous)".
  4. Zong NC, Li H, Li H, Lam MP, Jimenez RC, Kim CS, Deng N, Kim AK, Choi JH, Zelaya I, Liem D, Meyer D, Odeberg J, Fang C, Lu HJ, Xu T, Weiss J, Duan H, Uhlen M, Yates JR, Apweiler R, Ge J, Hermjakob H, Ping P (Oct 2013). "Integration of cardiac proteome biology and medicine by a specialized knowledgebase". Circulation Research. 113 (9): 1043–53. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.113.301151. PMC 4076475Freely accessible. PMID 23965338.
  5. "Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A". Cardiac Organellar Protein Atlas Knowledgebase (COPaKB).

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