COX10

Cytochrome c oxidase (COX), the terminal component of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, catalyzes the electron transfer from reduced cytochrome c to oxygen. This component 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 function in the regulation and assembly of the complex. This nuclear gene encodes heme A:farnesyltransferase, which is not a structural subunit but required for the expression of functional COX and functions in the maturation of the heme A prosthetic group of COX. This protein is predicted to contain 7-9 transmembrane domains localized in the mitochondrial inner membrane. A gene mutation, which results in the substitution of a lysine for an asparagine (N204K), is identified to be responsible for cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. In addition, this gene is disrupted in patients with CMT1A (Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A) duplication and with HNPP (hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies) deletion. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Description

Cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor heme A:farnesyltransferase COX10

Tissue specificity

Tissue enhanced (skeletal muscle, tongue)

Subcell location

Nucleoli, Mitochondria, Cytosol

Predicted location

Intracellular, Membrane

Protein family

Disease related genes
Enzymes
Human disease related genes
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Metabolic proteins
Potential drug targets
Predicted intracellular proteins
Predicted membrane proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)

Chromosome

17 (14069490 - 14231736)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000006695  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Cox10: ENSMUSG00000042148

UniProt

Q12887

neXtProt

NX_Q12887

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure