"Uncoupling Protein 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mitochondrial uncoupling protein that is expressed in many tissues and exhibits the greatest expression in SKELETAL MUSCLE. It regulates mitochondrial ATP production and the generation of REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071246
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.937.598.750 D12.776.543.585.475.688.750 D12.776.543.585.937.696.750 D12.776.575.750.688.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Uncoupling Protein 2- Uncoupling Protein 2
- Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2
- SLC25A8 Protein
- UCP2 Protein
- Uncoupling Protein-2
- Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 8
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncoupling Protein 2" by people in Profiles.
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Shimasaki Y, Pan N, Messina LM, Li C, Chen K, Liu L, Cooper MP, Vita JA, Keaney JF. Uncoupling protein 2 impacts endothelial phenotype via p53-mediated control of mitochondrial dynamics. Circ Res. 2013 Sep 13; 113(7):891-901.
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Mailloux RJ, Fu A, Robson-Doucette C, Allister EM, Wheeler MB, Screaton R, Harper ME. Glutathionylation state of uncoupling protein-2 and the control of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. J Biol Chem. 2012 Nov 16; 287(47):39673-85.