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

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.