Literature on COX17
COX17 [ENSP00000261070]
Cytochrome c oxidase copper chaperone; Copper metallochaperone essential for the assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV (CIV), also known as cytochrome c oxidase. Binds two copper ions and delivers them to the metallochaperone SCO1 which transports the copper ions to the Cu(A) site on the cytochrome c oxidase subunit II (MT-CO2/COX2).
Synonyms: COX17, COX17p, hCOX17, C9J8T6, H7C4E5 ...