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Overview

Uniprot IDP09669
Protein NameCytochrome c oxidase subunit 6C
Gene NameCOX6C
OrganismHomo sapiens

Kla Sites from experimental identification

Position Flanking peptide
47 RVADQRKKAYADFYR
67 KDFEEMRKAGIFQSV
8 MAPEVLPKPRMRGLL

Function

Component of the cytochrome c oxidase, the last enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain which drives oxidative phosphorylation. The respiratory chain contains 3 multisubunit complexes succinate dehydrogenase (complex II, CII), ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (cytochrome b-c1 complex, complex III, CIII) and cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV, CIV), that cooperate to transfer electrons derived from NADH and succinate to molecular oxygen, creating an electrochemical gradient over the inner membrane that drives transmembrane transport and the ATP synthase. Cytochrome c oxidase is the component of the respiratory chain that catalyzes the reduction of oxygen to water. Electrons originating from reduced cytochrome c in the intermembrane space (IMS) are transferred via the dinuclear copper A center (CU(A)) of subunit 2 and heme A of subunit 1 to the active site in subunit 1, a binuclear center (BNC) formed by heme A3 and copper B (CU(B)). The BNC reduces molecular oxygen to 2 water molecules using 4 electrons from cytochrome c in the IMS and 4 protons from the mitochondrial matrix

Protein Sequence

10 MAPEVLPKPR 20 MRGLLARRLR 30 NHMAVAFVLS 40 LGVAALYKFR 50 VADQRKKAYA 60 DFYRNYDVMK 70 DFEEMRKAGI FQSVK

Gene Ontology

Classification GO ID Description
Cellular Component GO:0005743 mitochondrial inner membrane
Cellular Component GO:0005758 mitochondrial intermembrane space
Cellular Component GO:0031966 mitochondrial membrane
Cellular Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Cellular Component GO:0045277 respiratory chain complex IV
Biological Process GO:0045333 cellular respiration
Biological Process GO:0006091 generation of precursor metabolites and energy
Biological Process GO:0006123 mitochondrial electron transport, cytochrome c to oxygen

Reference

[1] Hong H, Chen X, Wang H, Gu X, Yuan Y et al.. Global profiling of protein lysine lactylation and potential target modified protein analysis in hepatocellular carcinoma.. Proteomics 23(9):e2200432. 2023 May. PMID: 36625413.

[2] Shi CM, Wang QC, Li XL, Yang YH, Tang XY et al.. Global Profiling of Protein Lactylation in Human Hippocampi.. Proteomics Clin Appl 19(2):e202400061. 2025 Mar. PMID: 39610256.