Table 1.

Comparison of the COX-1 and COX-2 Isoforms.

Parameter COX-1 Isoform COX-2 Isoform
Style of expression Constitutive Inducible

Location Chromosome 9 Chromosome 1

Relative size of active site Smaller Larger

Size of gene 22 kb 8.3 kb

TATA box - +

Size of mRNA 2.8 kb 4.5 kb

Molecular weight 70 kDa 72 kDa
Number of amino acids 576* 581
*602 amino acids have also been reported.12
604 amino acids have also been reported.12
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2021 January; 12(1): e0003. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2021 January 19. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10426