UCP3

uncoupling protein 3

Summary

Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCP) are members of the larger 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. The different UCPs have tissue-specific expression; this gene is primarily expressed in skeletal muscle. This gene's protein product is postulated to protect mitochondria against lipid-induced oxidative stress. Expression levels of this gene increase when fatty acid supplies to mitochondria exceed their oxidation capacity and the protein enables the export of fatty acids from mitochondria. UCPs contain the three solcar protein domains typically found in MACPs. Two splice variants have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008]

Known Variants126 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs1576311:73,711,477A/T——
rs64712611:73,712,020A/Gupstream gene variant—
rs75280842111:73,712,473C/T—uncertain significance
rs76315537511:73,712,474G/A—conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs137524401011:73,712,485A/C—uncertain significance
rs75768519911:73,712,491A/C—uncertain significance
rs13940575211:73,712,513C/T—uncertain significance
rs249610998311:73,712,515T/C—uncertain significance
rs75241290811:73,712,522C/T—uncertain significance
rs36803908911:73,712,523G/A—likely benign
rs77720309011:73,712,544T/C—likely benign
rs37574798411:73,712,548A/G—uncertain significance
rs76801800211:73,712,551C/T—uncertain significance
rs817917911:73,712,552G/A—uncertain significance
rs37194742011:73,712,554A/G—uncertain significance
rs76664850711:73,712,559G/A—likely benign
rs168535611:73,712,859C/T—benign
rs172674511:73,713,442T/G——
rs162652111:73,714,339A/G—benign
rs7921276311:73,714,627G/A—uncertain significance
rs4547629211:73,714,871C/T—benign
rs74699599611:73,714,874C/T—likely benign
rs78114673711:73,714,891G/A—uncertain significance
rs74565555711:73,714,897C/T—uncertain significance
rs97604185611:73,714,903C/A—uncertain significance
rs75592817911:73,714,965C/T—uncertain significance
rs77230153511:73,714,972T/C—uncertain significance
rs13870566911:73,714,978C/T—uncertain significance
rs77705832911:73,714,979G/A—likely benign
rs15006724611:73,714,985C/T—likely benign
rs76384538811:73,714,986G/A—uncertain significance
rs249611772611:73,714,988G/A—likely benign
rs75036753411:73,715,003G/A—likely benign
rs77991619911:73,715,013C/T—uncertain significance
rs20108400711:73,715,014C/T—uncertain significance
rs75732503011:73,715,025G/C—uncertain significance
rs74589021111:73,715,026C/T—uncertain significance
rs15028643211:73,715,521G/A—benign
rs207557711:73,715,542G/Asynonymous variantbenign
rs20199398811:73,715,571C/T—uncertain significance
rs76585774411:73,715,572G/A—likely benign
rs14919332711:73,715,581C/A—likely benign
rs14364353011:73,715,623C/G—uncertain significance
rs273482811:73,715,666G/A—benign
rs378190711:73,716,469A/Gregulatory region variant—
rs54809897611:73,716,772T/C—likely benign
rs37684892111:73,716,809G/A—likely benign
rs36756675011:73,716,826C/T—uncertain significance
rs20167958911:73,716,829T/C—uncertain significance
rs20140574811:73,716,835C/T—uncertain significance
rs37136916111:73,716,836G/A—likely benign
rs20215158511:73,716,865C/T—uncertain significance
rs74551766311:73,716,866G/A—likely benign
rs14681401411:73,716,888C/T—uncertain significance
rs10489431911:73,716,889G/Astop gainedpathogenic
rs77197813011:73,716,892C/T—uncertain significance
rs75768640511:73,716,926C/T—likely benign
rs104706379911:73,716,930A/G—uncertain significance
rs74788443011:73,716,933G/T—uncertain significance
rs14086918711:73,716,950G/A—likely benign
rs77311739711:73,716,951G/A—uncertain significance
rs1784837211:73,716,960C/T—likely benign
rs249612440911:73,716,973T/G—uncertain significance
rs13856541211:73,716,974G/A—likely benign
rs15103448011:73,716,983G/A—likely benign
rs172674711:73,717,024A/T—benign
rs168532511:73,717,025T/C—benign
rs1123597211:73,717,074G/Aintron variant—
rs7490783811:73,717,219G/A—uncertain significance
rs37638527111:73,717,220C/G—uncertain significance
rs37589154811:73,717,221G/A—uncertain significance
rs147325832011:73,717,229G/C—uncertain significance
rs77763220911:73,717,238C/T—uncertain significance
rs222970711:73,717,247C/Tmissense variantpathogenic
rs13800367811:73,717,248G/A—likely benign
rs14355202511:73,717,253C/T—uncertain significance
rs180000611:73,717,254A/Gsynonymous variantbenign
rs222970611:73,717,263G/A—benign
rs14295257011:73,717,267C/T—uncertain significance
rs37577298111:73,717,268G/A—uncertain significance
rs19265564211:73,717,277C/T—uncertain significance
rs15069308811:73,717,278G/A—likely benign
rs249612583511:73,717,282C/G—uncertain significance
rs74912288911:73,717,292G/A—uncertain significance
rs77788391911:73,717,302G/A—likely benign
rs37289761911:73,717,314A/G—likely benign
rs77693353911:73,717,315T/C—uncertain significance
rs195166553311:73,717,322G/A—uncertain significance
rs76360611111:73,717,328A/G—likely benign
rs14378674811:73,717,340T/G—uncertain significance
rs5861401511:73,717,342C/T—uncertain significance
rs1784836811:73,717,343G/Amissense variantpathogenic
rs37082940511:73,717,349T/C—uncertain significance
rs14685854311:73,717,370C/T—uncertain significance
rs77602075811:73,717,375C/T—uncertain significance
rs14059504811:73,717,378T/C—uncertain significance
rs14516369611:73,717,385C/T—uncertain significance
rs77875649411:73,717,386G/A—likely benign
rs36870342211:73,717,390C/T—uncertain significance
rs36804985311:73,717,391G/A—uncertain significance

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.