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Detection of Uncoupling Protein-2 (UCP2) As a Mitochondrial Modulator of Apoptosis

There is an increasing evidence that uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2), a recently identified molecular sensor and suppressor of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), plays an important role in �regulating apoptosis in different cell systems

Expression of Uncoupling Proteins in a Mammalian Cell Culture System (HEK293) and Assessment of Their Protein Function

, mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) displayed (non-native) artefactual uncoupling when expressed in yeast or can possess functions upon reconstitution in proteoliposomes that cannot be reproduced in isolated mitochondria. In the light of newly discovered

Cell Metab：北大邱义福团队发现「产热通道」介导的褐色脂肪产热新机制

肥胖已成为全球性的重大健康问题，在个体层面可以通过增加能量消耗来对抗肥胖。自 2009 年在成人中检测到代谢活跃的褐色/米色脂肪组织（BAT (brown adipose tissue) or beige fat）以来，科学家们一直在寻找增强褐色/米色脂肪产热从而增加能量消耗、抵抗肥胖的方法。 褐色脂肪组织线粒体富含解偶联蛋白 UCP1（uncoupling protein 1）。UCP1 能够提高线粒体内膜对质子的电导性，从而消耗质子梯度，将氧化磷酸化与 ATP 合成解偶联，把底物氧