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Gene

COX8A

cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A

Summary

Cytogenetic location
11q13.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 11: 63,974,620–63,976,543 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 1.9 kb
Protein
69 amino acids
Also known as
COX8-2, COX8L, VIII-L, COX, VIII
Previous symbols
COX8
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000314133.4NM_004074.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads COX8A yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How COX8A is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 11, with a bracket where COX8A sits. COX8A and 34 genes near it on chromosome 11, from 63,475,582 to 64,475,581.Chromosome 1111q13.1p15.5p15.4p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12p11.2p11.12p11.11q11q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q13.4q13.5q14.1q14.2q14.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q2563.6 Mb63.8 Mb64 Mb64.2 Mb64.4 MbPLAAT5: 63,461,404–63,491,228, reverse strandPLAAT5LGALS12: 63,505,966–63,519,767, forward strandLGALS12PLAAT4: 63,529,451–63,549,076, forward strandPLAAT4PLAAT2: 63,552,770–63,564,157, reverse strandPLAAT2PLAAT3: 63,569,750–63,616,901, reverse strandPLAAT3ATL3: 63,624,087–63,671,921, reverse strandATL3RTN3: 63,681,444–63,759,909, forward strandRTN3ZFTA: 63,759,892–63,769,752, reverse strandZFTASPINDOC: 63,813,405–63,827,718, forward strandSPINDOCMARK2: 63,838,852–63,911,020, forward strandMARK2RCOR2: 63,910,992–63,919,787, reverse strandRCOR2NAA40: 63,938,669–63,957,324, forward strandNAA40COX8A: 63,974,620–63,976,543, forward strandCOX8AOTUB1: 63,985,853–64,001,811, forward strandOTUB1MACROD1: 63,998,553–64,166,501, reverse strandMACROD1FLRT1: 64,035,757–64,119,403, forward strandFLRT1STIP1: 64,185,272–64,204,549, forward strandSTIP1FERMT3: 64,205,926–64,223,896, forward strandFERMT3TRPT1: 64,223,799–64,226,823, reverse strandTRPT1NUDT22: 64,225,941–64,230,686, forward strandNUDT22DNAJC4: 64,230,158–64,234,286, forward strandVEGFB: 64,234,406–64,239,264, forward strandFKBP2: 64,241,003–64,244,583, forward strand: 64,241,095–64,244,583, forward strandPPP1R14B: 64,244,478–64,246,956, reverse strandPLCB3: 64,251,498–64,269,424, forward strandBAD: 64,269,828–64,291,946, reverse strandBADGPR137: 64,270,062–64,290,690, forward strandGPR137KCNK4: 64,291,302–64,300,031, forward strandKCNK4CATSPERZ: 64,300,338–64,304,770, forward strandESRRA: 64,305,080–64,317,859, forward strandTRMT112: 64,316,460–64,318,086, reverse strandPRDX5: 64,317,977–64,321,827, forward strandCCDC88B: 64,340,197–64,357,534, forward strandCCDC88BRPS6KA4: 64,359,134–64,372,215, forward strandRPS6KA4Diagram of COX8A: 2 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 11Exon 1: 63,974,620–63,974,794, 175 basesExon 2: 63,976,225–63,976,543, 319 bases125′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 0.5 kb of the gene's 1.9 kb; 210 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). COX8A gene: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/cox8a

Vancouver

Dante Labs. COX8A gene: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/cox8a

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