| Identity |
| Other names | Cytochrome c oxidase polypeptide VIc precursor |
| Hugo | COX6C |
| Location | 8q22.2 |
| DNA/RNA |
| Description | The gene spans 15.5 kb; orientation : reverse strand; 4 exons; this cytochrome C oxidase subunit 6c is encoded by the nuclear DNA (some other subunits are encoded by the mitochondrial DNA). |
| Protein |
| Description | 75 amino acids, 8.8 kDa; contains a transmembrane domain |
| Expression | wide |
| Localisation | mitochondria (inner membrane) |
| Function | subunit of the cytochrome C oxidase (respiratory chain complex of the mitochondria); catalytic activity. |
| Implicated in |
| Entity | Uterine fibromyoma |
| Disease | The most common benign tumors of the female genital tract. |
| Hybrid/Mutated Gene | HMGA2 HMGA2 exon 3 was found fused to COX6C exon 2 in one case without cytogenetic analysis; HMGA2 (previously named HMGIC), sitting in 12q15, is the most frequently involved gene in uterine leiomyoma. |
| Abnormal Protein | The 3 N-term DNA binding domains (AT hooks) of HMGA2 is fused to the C-term of COX6C |
| External links |
| Bibliography |
| Structural organization and transcription regulation of nuclear genes encoding the mammalian cytochrome c oxidase complex. |
| Lenka N, Vijayasarathy C, Mullick J, Avadhani NG |
| Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 1998 ; 61 : 309-344. |
| PMID 9752724 |
| Novel gene fusion of COX6C at 8q22-23 to HMGIC at 12q15 in a uterine leiomyoma. |
| Kurose K, Mine N, Doi D, Ota Y, Yoneyama K, Konishi H, Araki T, Emi M |
| Genes, chromosomes & cancer. 2000 ; 27 (3) : 303-307. |
| PMID 10679920 |
| REVIEW articles | automatic search in PubMed |
| Last year publications | automatic search in PubMed |
| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 04-2004 | Jean-Loup Huret, Sylvie Senon |
| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Huret JL, Senon S . COX6C (cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIc). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. April 2004 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Genes/COX6CID251.html |
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