Predicted to be involved in substantia nigra development. Predicted to be located in mitochondrial inner membrane. Predicted to be part of respiratory chain complex IV. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cytochrome-c oxidase deficiency disease. Orthologous to human COX6B1 (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]