Protein Name cytochrome c oxidase II, mitochondrial
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 17709
Gene Symbol

COX2

UniProt P00405 (COX2_MOUSE), Q7JCZ1 (Q7JCZ1_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 1349
Total Number of Articles : 2123
Description

cytochrome c oxidase subunit II

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable copper ion binding activity and oxidoreductase activity. Predicted to contribute to cytochrome-c oxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in ATP synthesis coupled electron transport. Located in mitochondrion. Part of respiratory chain complex IV. Is active in mitochondrial inner membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including epiblast; heart; liver; long bone; and metanephros. Orthologous to human MT-CO2 (mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

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