COX8A Products

Description

The protein encoded by the COX8A gene is the terminal enzyme of the respiratory chain, coupling the transfer of electrons from cytochrome c to molecular oxygen, with the concomitant production of a proton electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane. In addition to 3 mitochondrially encoded subunits, which perform the catalytic function, the eukaryotic enzyme contains nuclear-encoded smaller subunits, ranging in number from 4 in some organisms to 10 in mammals. It has been proposed that nuclear-encoded subunits may be involved in the modulation of the catalytic function. This gene encodes one of the nuclear-encoded subunits. [provided by RefSeq]

Bioinformatics

Entrez	1351 Human
Uniprot	NP_004065.1 Human
Product By Gene ID	1351
Alternate Names	COX COX8-2 COX8cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIII COX8Lcytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A (ubiquitous) Cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide VIII-liver/heart Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8-2 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIIA (ubiquitous) VIII VIII-L

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