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COX5B cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B

Gene ID: 1329, updated on 19-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: COXVB

Summary

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 complex consists of 13 mitochondrial- and nuclear-encoded subunits. The mitochondrially-encoded subunits perform the electron transfer and 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. This gene encodes the nuclear-encoded subunit Vb of the human mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
2q11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (97646062..97648383)
Total number of exons:
4

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