Sequence Detail

ID/Version

P70406 O88285 (UniProt | EBI)

Last sequence update: 1997-02-01
Last annotation update: 2024-07-24

Sequence description from provider

RecName: Full=Dicarboxylate carrier UCP2 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P55851};AltName: Full=Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2; Short=UCP 2;AltName: Full=Solute carrier family 25 member 8;AltName: Full=UCPH;

Provider

SWISS-PROT

Sequence

Polypeptide 309 aa

Source

Organism mouse

See UniProt | EBI for source

Annotated genes and markers

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Type	Symbol	Name	GO Terms	Expression Assays	Orthologs	Phenotypic Alleles
Gene	Ucp2	uncoupling protein 2 (mitochondrial, proton carrier)	67	120	3	50

Sequence references in MGI

J:40062 Gimeno RE, et al., Cloning and characterization of an uncoupling protein homolog: a potential molecular mediator of human thermogenesis. Diabetes. 1997 May;46(5):900-6
J:49103 Yamada M, et al., Genomic organization and promoter function of the mouse uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) gene. FEBS Lett. 1998 Jul 31;432(1-2):65-9
J:66262 Arsenijevic D, et al., Disruption of the uncoupling protein-2 gene in mice reveals a role in immunity and reactive oxygen species production. Nat Genet. 2000 Dec;26(4):435-9
J:73708 Krauss S, et al., A significant portion of mitochondrial proton leak in intact thymocytes depends on expression of UCP2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jan 8;99(1):118-22
J:120450 Couplan E, et al., No evidence for a basal, retinoic, or superoxide-induced uncoupling activity of the uncoupling protein 2 present in spleen or lung mitochondria. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jul 19;277(29):26268-75
J:215570 Berardi MJ, et al., Fatty acid flippase activity of UCP2 is essential for its proton transport in mitochondria. Cell Metab. 2014 Sep 2;20(3):541-52
J:230799 Toda C, et al., UCP2 Regulates Mitochondrial Fission and Ventromedial Nucleus Control of Glucose Responsiveness. Cell. 2016 Feb 25;164(5):872-83
J:319416 Faas M, et al., IL-33-induced metabolic reprogramming controls the differentiation of alternatively activated macrophages and the resolution of inflammation. Immunity. 2021 Nov 9;54(11):2531-2546.e5