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Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2
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<p>Cytochrome c oxidase II is a <a href="/facts/Protein/Jxmagu3E">protein</a> in <a href="/facts/Eukaryote/SkwyPLMA">eukaryotes</a> that is encoded by the MT-CO2 <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">gene</a>. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, abbreviated COXII, COX2, COII, or MT-CO2, is the second subunit of <a href="/facts/Cytochrome_c_oxidase/U67QVCv8">cytochrome c oxidase</a>. It is also one of the three <a href="/facts/Mitochondrial_DNA/goC0ex0X">mitochondrial DNA</a> (mtDNA) encoded subunits (<a href="/facts/MT-CO1/LYsTQenw">MT-CO1</a>, MT-CO2, <a href="/facts/MT-CO3/WW8lcjqD">MT-CO3</a>) of <a href="/facts/Electron_transport_chain/QjcIkgeR">respiratory complex IV</a>. </p>