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Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.937.598
D12.776.543.585.475.688
D12.776.543.585.937.696
D12.776.575.750.688
Unique ID
D000071245
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071245
Scope Note
Mitochondrial anion carrier proteins that function as dimers and form proton channels in the INNER MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE which creates proton leaks and uncouples OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION from ATP synthesis, resulting in the generation of heat instead of ATP.
Entry Term(s)
Mitochondrial UCPs
Uncoupling Protein
Uncoupling Proteins
Previous Indexing
Membrane Proteins (1998-2016)
Mitochondrial Proteins (1998-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2020/05/27
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