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COX6A2 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A2

Gene ID: 1339, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: COX6AH; COXVIAH; MC4DN18; COXVIa-M

Summary

Cytochrome c oxidase (COX), the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, catalyzes the electron transfer from reduced cytochrome c to oxygen. It is a heteromeric complex consisting of 3 catalytic subunits encoded by mitochondrial genes and multiple structural subunits encoded by nuclear genes. The mitochondrially-encoded subunits function in electron transfer, and the nuclear-encoded subunits may be involved in the regulation and assembly of the complex. This nuclear gene encodes polypeptide 2 (heart/muscle isoform) of subunit VIa, and polypeptide 2 is present only in striated muscles. Polypeptide 1 (liver isoform) of subunit VIa is encoded by a different gene, and is found in all non-muscle tissues. These two polypeptides share 66% amino acid sequence identity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Mitochondrial complex 4 deficiency, nuclear type 18
MedGen: C5436720OMIM: 619062GeneReviews: Not available
not available

Genomic context

Location:
16p11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (31427731..31428360, complement)
Total number of exons:
3

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