| ncRNA Symbol: | COX5A |
| Full Name: | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A |
| Category: | mRNA |
| Synonyms: | COX|COX-VA|VA |
| Chromosome: | chr15 |
| Strand: | - |
| Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 74919791 | End Site(bp): | 74938168 | |
| Gene 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 of 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 Va of the human mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme. A pseudogene COX5AP1 has been found in chromosome 14q22. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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