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Caa3-Type Cytochrome Oxidase subunit 4 interacts with cyt c subunits I/III Cytochrome c oxidase, a haem copper oxidase superfamily member, is the final step in the electron-transport chain, linking O2 reduction to transmembrane pumping in mitochondria and aerobic prokaryotes. Cytochrome c oxidase (aka Complex IV) catalyzes the reduction of O2 to 2H2O, and acts downstream of Complexes I-III: NADH-Q oxidoreductase, succinate-Q reductase, and Q-cytochrome c oxidoreductase. In Thermus thermophilus caa3-oxidase is comprised of subunit (SU) I/III, a fusion of classical SU I and SUIII, and IIc as well SU IV, which is composed of 2 connected transmembrane helices that interface with SU I/III.
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