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[UCP-3: regulation of genic expression on skeletal muscle and possible role on body weight control]
Tatiane Z Depieri1, Roberta R Pinto, Juliana K Catarin
1Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP.
Abstract:
Uncoupling proteins constitute a subgroup of mitochondrial carrier proteins that are located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. By dissipating proton gradients, they act to uncouple respiration from oxidative phosphorylation and convert fuel to heat. Four homologous UCP isoforms have been identified. UCP-1, the first UCP to be described, is found exclusively in brown adipose tissue, UCP-2 in several tissues, UCP-3 in human skeletal muscle and rat brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle, whereas UCP-4 is expressed in the brain. Expression of UCP-3 in the skeletal muscle and the brown adipose tissue may place these tissues as important mediators for adaptative thermogenesis. However, the role of UCP-3 in energy expenditure and as a cause of obesity has been controversial. There are evidences that UCP-3 can be regulated by energy substrates as fatty acids and glucose, by entering the muscle and stimulating UCP-3 to increase energy expenditure. Our aim in this review was to describe and discuss the available information on UCP-3 regulation and its possible relation with body weight control.
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