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Facts about Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3.
May play a role in the modulation of tissue respiratory control. Participates in thermogenesis and energy balance.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | UCP3 |
Uniprot: | P55916 |
Entrez: | 7352 |
Belongs to: |
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mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family |
mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3; SLC25A9Solute carrier family 25 member 9; UCP 3; uncoupling protein 3 (mitochondrial, proton carrier); Uncoupling protein-3
Mass (kDA):
34.216 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 11q13.4 |
Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (74000277..74009237, complement) |
Only in skeletal muscle and heart. Is more expressed in glycolytic than in oxidative skeletal muscles.
Mitochondrion inner membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 9180264 by Boss O., et al. Uncoupling protein-3: a new member of the mitochondrial carrier family with tissue-specific expression.
PMID: 9325252 by Solanes G., et al. The human uncoupling protein-3 gene. Genomic structure, chromosomal localization, and genetic basis for short and long form transcripts.