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UQCR11 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III sub-unit XI) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UQCR11gene. UQCR11 is the smallest known component of Complex III in the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
Structure
The UQCR11 gene, located on the p arm of chromosome 19 in position 13.3, is made up of 3 exons and is 8,329 base pairs in length. The UQCR11 protein weighs 6.6 kDa and is composed of 56 amino acids. This gene encodes the smallest known component of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex, which is also known as Complex III and is part of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. In vertebrates, Complex III contains 11 sub-units: 3 respiratory sub-units, 2 core proteins and 6 low-molecular weight proteins. Proteobacterial complexes may contain as few as three sub-units.
Function
The UQCR11 protein may function as a binding factor for the iron-sulfur protein in Complex III, which is ubiquitous in human cells. Complex III catalyzes the chemical reaction
QH2 + 2 ferricytochrome c Q + 2 ferrocytochrome c + 2 H