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SUBMITTER: Llases ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6696091 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Llases María-Eugenia ME Morgada Marcos N MN Vila Alejandro J AJ
International journal of molecular sciences 20190805 15
Copper is an essential cofactor for aerobic respiration, since it is required as a redox cofactor in Cytochrome <i>c</i> Oxidase (COX). This ancient and highly conserved enzymatic complex from the family of heme-copper oxidase possesses two copper sites: Cu<sub>A</sub> and Cu<sub>B</sub>. Biosynthesis of the oxidase is a complex, stepwise process that requires a high number of assembly factors. In this review, we summarize the state-of-the-art in the assembly of COX, with special emphasis in the ...[more]