Gene Information
Gene NameCOX6B2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length88
Protein NamesCytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B2 (Cancer/testis antigen 59) (CT59) (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIb isoform 2) (COX VIb-2) (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIb, testis-specific isoform)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000160471 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ6YFQ2
Gene CardCOX6B2
Uniprot IDQ6YFQ2
PfamPF02297
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.218991058)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ COX6B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ COX6B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ COX6B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ COX6B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cox6b2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ COX6B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCOX6B1
ParalogsCOX6B1
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityTestis specific. Weak expression in thymus and heart. Expressed in cancer cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12874793, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15905330}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P00429};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P00429};
Intermembrane side {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P00429}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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