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Facts about Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1.
CO I is the catalytic subunit of the enzyme. Electrons originating in cytochrome c are transferred via the copper A center of subunit 2 and heme A of subunit 1 to the bimetallic center formed by heme A3 and copper B.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MT-CO1 |
| Uniprot: | P00395 |
| Entrez: | |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| heme-copper respiratory oxidase family |

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1
Mass (kDA):
57.041 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | |
| Sequence: | ; |
Mitochondrion inner membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 7219534 by Anderson S., et al. Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome.
PMID: 7530363 by Horai S., et al. Recent African origin of modern humans revealed by complete sequences of hominoid mitochondrial DNAs.
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