| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCAAUGCUGCCGUGCGCCGCGGGAGCCAGGGGGCGUGGGGCCAUGGUGG… | 1235 nt | 0.4955 | |
| GCAAUGCUGCCGUGCGCCGCGGGAGCCAGGGGGCGUGGGGCCAUGGUGG… | 1325 nt | 0.4974 | |
| GCAAUGCUGCCGUGCGCCGCGGGAGCCAGGGGGCGUGGGGCCAUGGUGG… | 770 nt | 0.4883 | |
| GCAAUGCUGCCGUGCGCCGCGGGAGCCAGGGGGCGUGGGGCCAUGGUGG… | 1234 nt | 0.4959 |
This gene encodes a protein that localizes to the mitochondria, where it stimulates the release of cytochrome c, thereby promoting programmed cell death. Mutations in this gene have been found in individuals with mitochondrial complex IV deficiency. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]
A longitudinal mRNA expression analysis in post-mortem human blood samples demonstrated that the COA8 (APOPT1), a gene initiating apoptosis by triggering cytochrome c release, was included in an up-regulated cluster and exhibited a positive coefficient in a generalized linear model with elastic net restriction designed for post-mortem interval (PMI) prediction [Antiga et al. DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-96095-z]. This model, developed from 30 RNA transcripts, achieved a root mean square error of 4.75 hours, indicating its potential utility as a transcriptional biomarker for PMI estimation.