“…Mammalian complex IV consists of 14 subunits of which three are core subunits encoded on mtDNA, MT-CO1 (frequently referred to as COX1) , MT-CO2 ( COX2 ) and MT-CO3 ( COX3 ) with the remainder encoded by nDNA, COX4 (with 2 possible isoforms encoded on separate genes, COX4I1 and COX4I2 ), COX5A , COX5B , COX6A (2 possible isoforms, COX6A1 - 2 ), COX6B (2 isoforms, COX6B1 - 2 ), COX6C , COX7A (3 isoforms, COX7A1 - 3 ), COX7B , COX7C , COX8A and COX8C [ 211–213 ]. It is generally thought that assembly of complex IV occurs in a modular fashion ( Figure 5 ) [ 210 , 214 , 215 ], with the three mt-DNA encoded acting as platforms for assembly of nDNA encoded subunits into modules.…”