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Query: EC:1.9.3.1 (cytochrome oxidase)
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Subunit VIIa of mammalian cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1) exists in at least two isoforms, one present in all tissue types ('liver' isoform; COX VIIa-L) and the other specific for cardiac and skeletal muscle (COX VIIa-M). We have isolated a full-length cDNA encoding human COX VIIa-M. The deduced polypeptide represents the human ortholog of COX VIIa-M, as it shares 78% identity with bovine COX VIIa-M, but only 63% identity with human COX VIIa-L. Northern-blot analysis of primate tissues demonstrated that COXVIIa-M mRNA is present only in muscle tissues; in contrast, the COXVIIa-L mRNA is present in both muscle and nonmuscle tissues. Southern-blot hybridization of human-rodent cell hybrid genomic DNA indicates that the COXVIIa-M gene maps to a single locus on chromosome 19, designated COX7AM. In contrast, COXVIIa-L cDNA probes hybridized to fragments from two COX7AL loci, on chromosomes 4 and 14.
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PMID:Tissue-specific expression and chromosome assignment of genes specifying two isoforms of subunit VIIa of human cytochrome c oxidase. 132 65

Subunit VIa of mammalian cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1) exists in two isoforms, one present ubiquitously ('liver' isoform; COX VIa-L) and the other present only in cardiac and skeletal muscle (COX VIa-M). We have now isolated a full-length cDNA specifying human COX VIa-M. The deduced mature COX VIa-M polypeptide is 62% identical to the human COX VIa-L isoform, but is approximately 80% identical to the bovine and rat COX VIa-M isoforms, suggesting that the two COX VIa isoform-encoding genes arose prior to the mammalian radiation. Transcriptional analysis showed a tissue-specific pattern: whereas COXVIa-L is transcribed ubiquitously, COXVIa-M is transcribed only in heart and skeletal muscle. The cDNA specifying COX VIa-M is a prime candidate for use in investigations of Mendelian-inherited COX deficiencies with primary involvement of muscle.
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PMID:Differential expression of genes specifying two isoforms of subunit VIa of human cytochrome c oxidase. 132 66

Computer-driven scanning and image processing methodology has demonstrated that genetic inheritance of risk for colorectal cancer in familial polyposis (FAP) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) families is associated with highly pleiotropic effects on patterns of gene expression in the flat colonic mucosa. The mitochondrial (mt) gene encoding subunit 3 of cytochrome oxidase (COXIII) is one of a panel of cloned sequences which characterize genetic risk. Expression of COXIII decreased in progression of, and risk for, colonic tumors in vivo. Further, metabolizable, unbranched, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) elevated expression of mtCOXIII, as well as mtCOXI, in HT29 cells and also elevated mtCOX enzymatic activity. However, expression of nuclear encoded COX subunits were unaffected. These changes may be related to documented alterations in mitochondria structure and function in transformed colonic epithelial cells. SCFAs produced when colonic microflora causes fermentation of fiber are the principle energy source for normal colonic epithelial cells; SCFAs also induce a more differentiated phenotype both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, a mechanistic link may exist between molecular events in inherited risk and a dietary factor (fiber) which may modulate such risk. In a preliminary intervention trial in collaboration with M. Lipkin, high risk HNPCC patients received daily supplements of 1500 mg CaCO3 per day, which may be protective for development of colorectal tumors. Elevations in COXIII expression were seen in 7 of 12 patients within the first 7 months, followed by complex changes in expression of this sequence.
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PMID:Modulation of gene expression as a biomarker in colon. 133 98

Subunit Vb of mammalian cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1) is encoded by a nuclear gene and assembled with the other 12 COX subunits encoded in both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. We have cloned the gene for human COX subunit Vb (COX5B) and determined the exon-intron structure by both hybridization analysis and DNA sequencing. The gene contains five exons and four introns; the four coding exons span a region of approximately 2.4 kb. The 5' end of the COX5B gene is GC-rich and contains many HpaII sites. Genomic Southern blot analysis of human DNA probed with the human COX Vb cDNA identified eight restriction fragments containing COX Vb-related sequences that were mapped to different chromosomes with panels of human x Chinese hamster somatic cell hybrids. Because only one of these fragments hybridized with a 210-bp probe from intron 4, we conclude that there is a single expressed gene for COX subunit Vb in the human genome. We have mapped this gene to chromosome 2, region cen-q13.
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PMID:Structure of the human cytochrome c oxidase subunit Vb gene and chromosomal mapping of the coding gene and of seven pseudogenes. 164 56

We have isolated a chimpanzee processed pseudogene for subunit IV of cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1) by screening a chimpanzee genomic library in lambda Charon 32 with a bovine liver cDNA encoding COX subunit IV (COX IV), and localized it to a 1.9-kb HindIII fragment. Southern-blot analysis of genomic DNA from five primates showed that DNAs from human, gorilla, and chimpanzee each contained the 1.9-kb pseudogene fragment, whereas orangutan and pigtail macaque monkey DNA did not. This result clearly indicates that the pseudogene arose before the divergence of the chimpanzee and gorilla from the primate lineage. By screening Chinese hamster x human hybrid panels with the human COX4 cDNA, we have mapped COX4 genes to two human chromosomes, 14 and 16. The 1.9-kb HindIII fragment containing the pseudogene, COX4P1, can be assigned to chromosome 14, and by means of rearranged chromosomes in somatic cell hybrids, to 14q21-qter. Similarly, the functional gene, COX4, has been mapped to 16q22-qter.
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PMID:Novel use of a chimpanzee pseudogene for chromosomal mapping of human cytochrome c oxidase subunit IV. 215 30

We have isolated a full-length human liver cDNA clone specifying the nuclear-encoded subunit IV of the human mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme, cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1). The human cDNA clone is highly homologous to its bovine counterpart in the coding regions for both the mature polypeptide and the presequence, and the gene is evolving more slowly than that of any of the three mitochondrially encoded COX subunit genes. We find no preliminary evidence for tissue-specific isoforms of COX subunit IV, as Northern analysis of muscle, liver, and HeLa cell RNA shows an identically sized transcript in each cell type.
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PMID:Isolation of a cDNA clone encoding subunit IV of human cytochrome c oxidase. 244 97

Subunit VIII of mammalian cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1) exists in at least two isoforms, because different but related polypeptides have been identified in COX isolated from liver and heart of both beef and pig. We have isolated a full length cDNA specifying subunit VIII of human COX from a human liver cDNA library. Sequences hybridizing to this cDNA are present at only one site, the COX8 locus, on human chromosome 11q12-q13. The deduced human polypeptide is 58% identical with COX VIII isolated from beef liver, but only 38% identical with COX VIII isolated from beef heart. Transcriptional analysis shows that an mRNA identical with the isolated cDNA is present in abundant amounts not only in human and monkey liver tissue, but in heart and skeletal muscle as well, tissues not known previously to contain this isoform. Since the only COX VIII subunit found in human heart agrees 100% with the polypeptide deduced from this coxVIII cDNA, it may well be that, in distinction to other mammals, only one form of COX VIII exists in primates.
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PMID:A gene specifying subunit VIII of human cytochrome c oxidase is localized to chromosome 11 and is expressed in both muscle and non-muscle tissues. 254 73

Using in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry, we studied a muscle biopsy sample from a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) who had a deletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and partial deficiency of cytochrome-c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1). We sought a relationship between COX deficiency and abnormalities of mtDNA at the single-fiber level. COX deficiency clearly correlated with a decrease of normal mtDNA and, conversely, deleted mtDNA was more abundant in COX-deficient fibers, especially ragged-red fibers. The distribution of mtRNA had a similar pattern, suggesting that deleted mtDNA is transcribed. Immunocytochemistry showed that the nuclear DNA-encoded subunit IV of COX was present but that the mtDNA-encoded subunit II was markedly diminished in COX-deficient ragged-red fibers. Because the mtDNA deletion in this patient did not comprise the gene encoding COX subunit II, COX deficiency may have resulted from lack of translation of mtRNA encoding all three mtDNA-encoded subunits of COX.
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PMID:Detection of "deleted" mitochondrial genomes in cytochrome-c oxidase-deficient muscle fibers of a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome. 255 15

We have isolated a full-length human fetal muscle cDNA clone specifying the nuclear-encoded subunit Vb of the human mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme, cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1), and a partial-length brain cDNA clone specifying the analogous bovine subunit. The two cDNAs are 85% identical at the nucleotide level. Similar to other proteins imported into mitochondria, the deduced human COX Vb protein contains a presequence, 31 amino acids long, rich in basic residues. We find no evidence for tissue-specific transcripts for subunit Vb of human COX, as Northern analysis of total RNA from human muscle, liver, and brain showed a single, identically sized transcript in each cell type, while partial-length cDNA clones isolated from human muscle and endothelial cell cDNA libraries were identical in sequence to the fetal muscle cDNA.
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PMID:Sequence of cDNAs encoding subunit Vb of human and bovine cytochrome c oxidase. 284 Mar 51

We have isolated a full-length cDNA clone specifying the nuclear-encoded subunit Va of the human mitochondrial respiratory enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (COX; EC 1.9.3.1.). The deduced sequence of the polypeptide is 95% identical to that of the corresponding subunit of bovine COX, which makes it the most conserved polypeptide among the known bovine/human pairs of COX subunits. This polypeptide contains an N-terminal presequence which is rich in basic and hydroxylated residues, but differs from the deduced presequences of all other previously isolated COX subunits in that it also contains a negatively charged residue. We find no evidence of tissue-specific isoforms of subunit Va, as Northern analysis showed a single, identically-sized transcript in RNA from human muscle, liver, and brain, while coxVa cDNAs isolated from both endothelial and fetal muscle cDNA libraries had identical nucleotide sequences.
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PMID:Subunit Va of human and bovine cytochrome c oxidase is highly conserved. 285 1


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