Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II

"COX2" redirects here. For the cyclooxygenase isoenzyme, see COX-2.
COX2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases COX2, mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II, COII, MTCO2, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, CO II
External IDs OMIM: 516040 MGI: 102503 HomoloGene: 5017 GeneCards: COX2
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

4513

17709

Ensembl

ENSG00000198712

ENSMUSG00000064354

UniProt

P00403

P00405

RefSeq (mRNA)

n/a

n/a

RefSeq (protein)

n/a

NP_904331.1

Location (UCSC) Chr M: 0.01 – 0.01 Mb Chr M: 0.01 – 0.01 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Wikidata
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Location of the MT-CO2 gene in the human mitochondrial genome. MT-CO2 is one of the three cytochrome c oxidase subunit mitochondrial genes (orange boxes).
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, transmembrane domain

Bacterial cytochrome c oxidase complex. Subunit II indicated by blue.
Identifiers
Symbol COX2_TM
Pfam PF02790
InterPro IPR011759
PROSITE PDOC00075
SCOP 1occ
SUPERFAMILY 1occ
TCDB 3.D.4
OPM superfamily 4
OPM protein 1v55
Cytochrome C oxidase subunit II, periplasmic domain
Identifiers
Symbol COX2
Pfam PF00116
InterPro IPR002429
PROSITE PDOC00075
SCOP 1occ
SUPERFAMILY 1occ
TCDB 3.D.4
OPM superfamily 4
OPM protein 1v55
CDD cd13912

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2, also known as cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide II, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MT-CO2 gene.[3]

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, abbreviated COXII, COX2, COII, or MT-CO2, is the second subunit of cytochrome c oxidase.

Structure

Cytochrome c oxidase (EC 1.9.3.1)[4][5] is an oligomeric enzymatic complex which is a component of the respiratory chain and is involved in the transfer of electrons from cytochrome c to oxygen. In eukaryotes this enzyme complex is located in the mitochondrial inner membrane; in aerobic prokaryotes it is found in the plasma membrane. The enzyme complex consists of 3-4 subunits (prokaryotes) to up to 13 polypeptides (mammals). In Leigh's disease, there may be an abnormality or deficiency of cytochrome oxidase.

Function

Subunit 2 (COII) transfers the electrons from cytochrome c to the catalytic subunit 1. It contains two adjacent transmembrane regions in its N-terminus and the major part of the protein is exposed to the periplasmic or to the mitochondrial intermembrane space, respectively. COII provides the substrate-binding site and contains a copper centre called Cu(A) (see InterPro: IPR001505), probably the primary acceptor in cytochrome c oxidase. An exception is the corresponding subunit of the cbb3-type oxidase which lacks the copper A redox-centre. Several bacterial COII have a C-terminal extension that contains a covalently bound haem c.

The N-terminal domain of cytochrome C oxidase contains two transmembrane alpha-helices.

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Entrez Gene: COX2 cytochrome c oxidase subunit II".
  4. Capaldi RA, Malatesta F, Darley-Usmar VM (Jul 1983). "Structure of cytochrome c oxidase". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 726 (2): 135–48. doi:10.1016/0304-4173(83)90003-4. PMID 6307356.
  5. García-Horsman JA, Barquera B, Rumbley J, Ma J, Gennis RB (Sep 1994). "The superfamily of heme-copper respiratory oxidases". Journal of Bacteriology. 176 (18): 5587–600. PMC 196760Freely accessible. PMID 8083153.

Further reading

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