| COX | cytochrome c oxidase |
| COX7A1/COX7AH | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7a, heart/skeletal muscle-type |
| COX7A2/COX7AL | cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7a, liver-type (ubiquitous) |
| SCAF1/COX7AR/COX7A2L | supercomplex associated factor 1 |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| SCs | supercomplexes |
| BN-PAGE | blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| IGA | in-gel activity assay |
| CI/CIII/CIV | complexes I, III, and IV of the ETC |
| KO | knockout |
| OCR | oxygen consumption rate |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| WT | wild-type |