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Gene information for UCP1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7350
Official gene symbolUCP1
Full nameuncoupling protein 1 (mitochondrial, proton carrier)
Aliases,SLC25A7,UCP,
Gene summaryMitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCP) are members of the family of mitochondrial anion carrier proteins (MACP). UCPs separate oxidative phosphorylation from ATP synthesis with energy dissipated as heat, also referred to as the mitochondrial proton leak. UCPs facilitate the transfer of anions from the inner to the outer mitochondrial membrane and the return transfer of protons from the outer to the inner mitochondrial membrane. They also reduce the mitochondrial membrane potential in mammalian cells. Tissue specificity occurs for the different UCPs and the exact methods of how UCPs transfer H+/OH- are not known. UCPs contain the three homologous protein domains of MACPs. This gene is expressed only in brown adipose tissue, a specialized tissue which functions to produce heat. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 4   Locus: 4q28-q31
Gene position141489959 - 141481050  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8910 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID113730