respiratory chain complex IV assembly

Term ID

GO:0008535

Synonyms

• cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis
• cytochrome c oxidase complex assembly

Definition

The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form respiratory chain complex IV (also known as cytochrome c oxidase), the terminal member of the respiratory chain of the mitochondrion and some aerobic bacteria. Cytochrome c oxidases are multi-subunit enzymes containing from 13 subunits in the mammalian mitochondrial form to 3-4 subunits in the bacterial forms. http://www.med.wright.edu/bmb/lp/lplab.htm

References

Ontology

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