An uncoupling protein is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein that can dissipate the proton gradient before it can be used to provide the energy for oxidative phosphorylation. There are five types known in mammals: Uncoupling proteins play a role in normal physiology, as in cold exposure or hibernation, because the energy is used to generate hea...
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a protein that occurs in the inner membrane of the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue, important in nonshivering thermogenesis; it dissipates the proton gradient created by the respiratory chain, thus uncoupling oxidation from phosphorylation so that production of heat occurs instead of phosphorylation of ADP to ATP. Ca...
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