Anti-COX7A1 antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A1. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 79 amino acid residues and a mass of 9.1 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the mitochondria. A member of the Cytochrome c oxidase VIIa protein family, COX7A1 is a known component of the cytochrome c oxidase, the last enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain which drives oxidative phosphorylation. The COX7A1 marker can be used to identify Cortical Thymic Epithelial Cells.* Synonyms for this target antigen include COX7AH, COX7AM, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A1, mitochondrial, cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIa polypeptide 1 (muscle), and COX7A. COX7A1 gene orthologs have been reported in the mouse, rat, bovine, chimpanzee and chicken species.
*HuBMAP Human Reference Atlas v1.4