COX5A

COX5A
Identifiers
Aliases	COX5A, COX, COX-VA, VA, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A, MC4DN20
External IDs	OMIM: 603773; MGI: 88474; HomoloGene: 37905; GeneCards: COX5A; OMA:COX5A - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 15 (human)
End	74,938,083 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 9 (mouse)
End	57,439,709 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right ventricle; ; left ventricle; ; biceps brachii; ; mucosa of sigmoid colon; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; right auricle of heart; ; apex of heart; ; thoracic diaphragm; ; Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii; ; jejunal mucosa;
	Top expressed in
	atrioventricular valve; ; endocardial cushion; ; medial vestibular nucleus; ; deep cerebellar nuclei; ; tunica adventitia of aorta; ; lateral geniculate nucleus; ; intercostal muscle; ; myocardium of ventricle; ; pontine nuclei; ; lateral hypothalamus;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	electron transfer activity; protein binding; metal ion binding; cytochrome-c oxidase activity;
Cellular component	myelin sheath; mitochondrion; membrane; mitochondrial inner membrane; mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV;
Biological process	proton transmembrane transport; mitochondrial electron transport, cytochrome c to oxygen;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	9377
	12858
	ENSG00000178741
	ENSMUSG00000000088
	P20674
	P12787
	NM_004255
	NM_007747
	NP_004246
	NP_031773
	Wikidata
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Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5a is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COX5A gene. Cytochrome c oxidase 5A is a subunit of the cytochrome c oxidase complex, also known as Complex IV, the last enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.