Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial

NameCytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • COX8
  • COX8L
  • Cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide VIII-liver/heart
  • Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8-2
Gene NameCOX8A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012781|Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial
MSVLTPLLLRGLTGSARRLPVPRAKIHSLPPEGKLGIMELAVGLTSCFVTFLLPAGWILS
HLETYRRPE
Number of residues69
Molecular Weight7579.0
Theoretical pI10.83
GO Classification
Functions
  • cytochrome-c oxidase activity
Processes
  • mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization
  • mitochondrial electron transport, cytochrome c to oxygen
  • generation of precursor metabolites and energy
  • gene expression
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cellular metabolic process
  • respiratory electron transport chain
  • hydrogen ion transmembrane transport
  • positive regulation of defense response to virus by host
  • xenophagy
Components
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV
General FunctionCytochrome-c oxidase activity
Specific FunctionThis protein is one of the nuclear-coded polypeptide chains of cytochrome c oxidase, the terminal oxidase in mitochondrial electron transport.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions37-60
GenBank Protein ID38614453
UniProtKB IDP10176
UniProtKB Entry NameCOX8A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion inner membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012782|Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial (COX8A)
ATGTCCGTCCTGACGCCGCTGCTGCTGCGGGGCTTGACAGGCTCGGCCCGGCGGCTCCCA
GTGCCGCGCGCCAAGATCCATTCGTTGCCGCCGGAGGGGAAGCTTGGGATCATGGAATTG
GCCGTTGGGCTTACCTCCTGCTTCGTGACCTTCCTCCTGCCAGCGGGCTGGATCCTGTCA
CACCTGGAGACCTACAGGAGGCCAGAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDBC063025
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:2294
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q12-q13
References
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