Mutations in Drosophila genes that encode components of mitochondrial complex IV (also known as cytochrome c oxidase or COX) have been used to model general dysfunction of this essential enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
Fly genes used include COX4, COX5A, COX5B, COX7A, and cype (ortholog of COX6C).
This system has been used to assess the ability of alternative oxidases (AOX) from lower eukaryotes to rescue loss-of-function phenotypes of Drosophila COX component genes.
[updated May 2019 by FlyBase; FBrf0222196]
High-scoring ortholog of human COX4I1 and COX4I2.
High-scoring ortholog of human COX5A.
High-scoring ortholog of human COX5B.
Moderate-scoring ortholog of human COX7A1, COX7A2, and COX7A2L.
Moderate-scoring ortholog of human COX6C.