Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1351
Gene name Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A
Gene symbol COX8A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
COXCOX8COX8-2COX8LMC4DN15VIIIVIII-L
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q13.1
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is the terminal enzyme of the respiratory chain, coupling the transfer of electrons from cytochrome c to molecular oxygen, with the concomitant production of a proton electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs869025575 G>C Pathogenic Splice acceptor variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT030182 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT042264 hsa-miR-484 CLASH 23622248
MIRT905588 hsa-miR-105 CLIP-seq
MIRT905589 hsa-miR-128 CLIP-seq
MIRT905590 hsa-miR-1294 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004129 Function Cytochrome-c oxidase activity TAS 2543673
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion HTP 34800366
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IBA
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
123870 2294 ENSG00000176340
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P10176
Protein name Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial (Cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide VIII-liver/heart) (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8-2)
Protein 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), ubiqu
PDB 5Z62 , 8D4T
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02285 COX8 26 68 Cytochrome oxidase c subunit VIII Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26685157}.
Sequence
Sequence length 69
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Oxidative phosphorylation
Metabolic pathways
Cardiac muscle contraction
Thermogenesis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Alzheimer disease
Parkinson disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Huntington disease
Prion disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species
Diabetic cardiomyopathy
  TP53 Regulates Metabolic Genes
Respiratory electron transport
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency, nuclear type 1 Pathogenic rs869025575 RCV000208577
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
COX8A-related disorder Benign; Likely benign rs11550240, rs7130187 RCV003903548
RCV003975345
Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency, nuclear type 15 Likely benign; Benign rs373910843, rs11550240, rs528113495, rs61759492 RCV002500355
RCV002500299
RCV002486842
RCV002495343
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Acidosis Lactic Associate 22243966
Alzheimer Disease Associate 19390242, 21841246, 28448944, 29016679
Alzheimer Disease Inhibit 8577761
Anemia Hemolytic Autoimmune Associate 9389715
Arthritis Associate 19390242
Arthritis Rheumatoid Associate 11122255
Asthma Associate 19390242, 30961940
Astrocytoma Associate 15470710
Basal Ganglia Diseases Associate 31022467
beta Thalassemia Associate 15327529