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Ucp3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ucp3
  • Name
    uncoupling protein 3 (mitochondrial, proton carrier)
  • Synonyms
    Slc25a9, UCP-3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1099787
    NCBI Gene: 22229
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:100122198-100135639 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 54.36 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    158 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1099787
 protein coding gene Chr7:100122197-100135639 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032569
 protein coding gene Chr7:103353534-103367782 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032543
 protein coding gene Chr7:100755296-100769435 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0032479
 protein coding gene Chr7:103154417-103169040 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032554
 protein coding gene Chr7:100429646-100445861 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0032269
 protein coding gene Chr7:103533384-103546530 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033052
 protein coding gene Chr7:107281446-107296852 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030046
 protein coding gene Chr7:103158645-103172151 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031596
 protein coding gene Chr7:95071102-95084361 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0032236
 protein coding gene Chr7:110959397-110974407 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0032387
 protein coding gene Chr7:99089601-99102656 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0032344
 protein coding gene Chr7:98872787-98886864 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0032477
 protein coding gene Chr7:104705808-104719687 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0032377
 protein coding gene Chr7:112386610-112405539 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033074
 protein coding gene Chr7:102417357-102434571 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0031314
 protein coding gene Chr7:92196173-92209773 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0031157
 protein coding gene Chr7:89731330-89744886 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0031713
 protein coding gene Chr7:103118856-103134081 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    UCP3, uncoupling protein 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    UCP3, uncoupling protein 3
  • Synonyms
    SLC25A9
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7352
    neXtProt AC: NX_P55916
    UniProt: P55916

  • Chr Location
    11q13.4; chr11:74000277-74009085 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    7 with human UCP3 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    46 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous null mutants exhibit a lack of superoxide-induced uncoupling in skeletal muscle mitochondria, accompanied by increased reactive oxygen species formation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    28
  • GO References
    13
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    741
  • Tissues
    21
  • cDNA Data
    22
  • Literature Summary
    19
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 22229 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13442 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009464 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2448 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P56501 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 308 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 30
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 23
      Primer pair 4
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2142016
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 127
      Developmental Gene Expression 19
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 46
    • Earliest
      J:88307 Giometti CS, et al., The analysis of recessive lethal mutations in mice by using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of liver proteins. Mutat Res. 1990 Sep;242(1):47-55
    • Latest
      J:340032 Paredes A, et al., gamma-Linolenic acid in maternal milk drives cardiac metabolic maturation. Nature. 2023 Jun;618(7964):365-373
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    04/16/2024
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