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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (5) GO Terms (52) Nucleotides (959) Proteins (54) Interactants (175) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-1010080
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 ucp2

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uncoupling protein 2 (mitochondrial, proton carrier)

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bmiq4 , slc25a8 , ucph ( Nomenclature history )

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Mitochondrial fatty acid anion carrier protein/Uncoupling protein

AI Protein Function :
The ucp2 gene in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis encodes a mitochondrial uncoupling protein that facilitates proton leak across the inner mitochondrial membrane, involved in thermogenesis and ene...[+]


InterPro :
Mt carrier dom sf, Mitochondrial sb/sol carrier, Mit carrier, Mito Metabolite Transporter

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
obesity

MIM:
OBESITY [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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Xenbase Expression Details In situ images Single cell data at SPRING In situ: RNA-Seq:


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