NameCytochrome c oxidase subunit 3
Synonyms
  • COIII
  • COXIII
  • Cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide III
  • MTCO3
Gene NameMT-CO3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019500|Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 3
MTHQSHAYHMVKPSPWPLTGALSALLMTSGLAMWFHFHSMTLLMLGLLTNTLTMYQWWRD
VTRESTYQGHHTPPVQKGLRYGMILFITSEVFFFAGFFWAFYHSSLAPTPQLGGHWPPTG
ITPLNPLEVPLLNTSVLLASGVSITWAHHSLMENNRNQMIQALLITILLGLYFTLLQASE
YFESPFTISDGIYGSTFFVATGFHGLHVIIGSTFLTICFIRQLMFHFTSKHHFGFEAAAW
YWHFVDVVWLFLYVSIYWWGS
Number of residues261
Molecular Weight29950.6
Theoretical pI7.34
GO Classification
Functions
  • cytochrome-c oxidase activity
Processes
  • gene expression
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cellular metabolic process
  • respiratory electron transport chain
  • respiratory chain complex IV assembly
  • aerobic electron transport chain
Components
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • respiratory chain complex IV
General FunctionCytochrome-c oxidase activity
Specific FunctionSubunits I, II and III form the functional core of the enzyme complex.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions15-35 42-59 81-101 127-147 159-179 197-217 239-259
GenBank Protein ID337189
UniProtKB IDP00414
UniProtKB Entry NameCOX3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion inner membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019501|Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 3 (MT-CO3)
ATGACCCACCAATCACATGCCTATCATATAGTAAAACCCAGCCCATGACCCCTAACAGGG
GCCCTCTCAGCCCTCCTAATGACCTCCGGCCTAGCCATGTGATTTCACTTCCACTCCATA
ACGCTCCTCATACTAGGCCTACTAACCAACACACTAACCATATACCAATGATGGCGCGAT
GTAACACGAGAAAGCACATACCAAGGCCACCACACACCACCTGTCCAAAAAGGCCTTCGA
TACGGGATAATCCTATTTATTACCTCAGAAGTTTTTTTCTTCGCAGGATTTTTCTGAGCC
TTTTACCACTCCAGCCTAGCCCCTACCCCCCAATTAGGAGGGCACTGGCCCCCAACAGGC
ATCACCCCGCTAAATCCCCTAGAAGTCCCACTCCTAAACACATCCGTATTACTCGCATCA
GGAGTATCAATCACCTGAGCTCACCATAGTCTAATAGAAAACAACCGAAACCAAATAATT
CAAGCACTGCTTATTACAATTTTACTGGGTCTCTATTTTACCCTCCTACAAGCCTCAGAG
TACTTCGAGTCTCCCTTCACCATTTCCGACGGCATCTACGGCTCAACATTTTTTGTAGCC
ACAGGCTTCCACGGACTTCACGTCATTATTGGCTCAACTTTCCTCACTATCTGCTTCATC
CGCCAACTAATATTTCACTTTACATCCAAACATCACTTTGGCTTCGAAGCCGCCGCCTGA
TACTGGCATTTTGTAGATGTGGTTTGACTATTTCTGTATGTCTCCATCTATTGATGAGGG
TCTT
GenBank Gene IDJ01415
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:7422
Chromosome LocationNot Available
LocusNot Available
References
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