Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable cytochrome-c oxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial respirasome assembly and regulation of oxidative phosphorylation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including aorta; brown fat; heart; lung; and metanephros. Used to study dilated cardiomyopathy. Orthologous to human COX7A1 (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A1).