Thermogenin (called uncoupling protein by its discoverers and now known as uncoupling protein 1, or UCP1) is an uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue (BAT). It is used to generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis. ==Mechanism== UCPs are transmembrane proteins that decrease the proton gradient generated in oxidativ...
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A protein found in brown adipose tissue that acts as a thermogenic uncoupling protein of oxidative phosphorylation; it allows thermogenesis in this type of tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ther′mō-jen′in Definitions: 1. A protein found in brown adipose tissue that acts as a thermogenic uncoupling protein of oxidative phosphorylation; it allows thermogenesis in this type of tissue.
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