| Literature DB >> 11171038 |
S Raimbault1, S Dridi, F Denjean, J Lachuer, E Couplan, F Bouillaud, A Bordas, C Duchamp, M Taouis, D Ricquier.
Abstract
The cDNA of an uncoupling protein (UCP) homologue was obtained by screening a chicken skeletal-muscle library. The predicted 307-amino-acid sequence of avian UCP (avUCP) is 55, 70, 70 and 46% identical with mammalian UCP1, UCP2 and UCP3 and plant UCP respectively. avUCP mRNA expression is restricted to skeletal muscle and its abundance was increased 1.3-fold in a chicken line showing diet-induced thermogenesis, and 3.6- and 2.6-fold in cold-acclimated and glucagon-treated ducklings developing muscle non-shivering thermogenesis respectively. The present data support the implication of avUCP in avian energy expenditure.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11171038 PMCID: PMC1221587 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3530441
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857