| Post Translational Modifications | Binds 1 heme c group covalently per subunit. Phosphorylation at Tyr-49 and Tyr-98 both reduce by half the turnover in the reaction with cytochrome c oxidase, down-regulating mitochondrial respiration. |
| Function | Electron carrier protein. The oxidized form of the cytochrome c heme group can accept an electron from the heme group of the cytochrome c1 subunit of cytochrome reductase. Cytochrome c then transfers this electron to the cytochrome oxidase complex, the final protein carrier in the mitochondrial electron-transport chain. Plays a role in apoptosis. Suppression of the anti-apoptotic members or activation of the pro-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family leads to altered mitochondrial membrane permeability resulting in release of cytochrome c into the cytosol. Binding of cytochrome c to Apaf-1 triggers the activation of caspase-9, which then accelerates apoptosis by activating other caspases. |
| Protein Name | Cytochrome C - Somatic |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-MMU-111457Reactome: -MMU-111458Reactome: -MMU-111459Reactome: -MMU-2151201Reactome: -MMU-3299685Reactome: -MMU-5620971Reactome: -MMU-5628897Reactome: -MMU-611105Reactome: -MMU-9627069Reactome: -MMU-9707564 |
| Cellular Localisation | Mitochondrion Intermembrane SpaceLoosely Associated With The Inner Membrane |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Cytochrome C - Somatic antibodyAnti-Cycs antibody |
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