MT-CO2 mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II

Gene ID: 4513, updated on 6-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: COII; MTCO2; COX2

Summary

Contributes to cytochrome-c oxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial electron transport, cytochrome c to oxygen and positive regulation of vasoconstriction. Located in mitochondrial inner membrane. Part of respiratory chain complex IV. Biomarker of Huntington's disease and stomach cancer. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Associated conditions

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Description	Tests
Juvenile myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis AND stroke MedGen: C0162671OMIM: 540000GeneReviews: Primary Mitochondrial Disorders Overview, MELAS	See labs

Genomic context

Sequence:: Chromosome: MT; NC_012920.1 (7586..8269)

Total number of exons:: 0

Genomic Sequence

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Variation

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