Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 7351
Gene name Uncoupling protein 2
Gene symbol UCP2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BMIQ4SLC25A8UCPH
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q13.4
Summary Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCP) are members of the larger family of mitochondrial anion carrier proteins (MACP). UCPs separate oxidative phosphorylation from ATP synthesis with energy dissipated as heat, also referred to as the mitochondrial proto
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs659366 C>T Risk-factor Upstream transcript variant
rs371789455 C>T Likely-benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004046 hsa-miR-15a-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 21146880
MIRT004046 hsa-miR-15a-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 21146880
MIRT042197 hsa-miR-484 CLASH 23622248
MIRT000330 hsa-miR-133a-3p Western blot 23988448
MIRT000330 hsa-miR-133a-3p Western blot 23988448
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
SMAD4 Unknown 21935467
STAT3 Repression 21344490
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000266 Process Mitochondrial fission IEA
GO:0000266 Process Mitochondrial fission ISS
GO:0000303 Process Response to superoxide IEA
GO:0001666 Process Response to hypoxia IDA 22292025
GO:0001666 Process Response to hypoxia IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601693 12518 ENSG00000175567
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P55851
Protein name Dicarboxylate carrier SLC25A8 (Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2) (UCP 2) (Solute carrier family 25 member 8) (UCPH)
Protein function Antiporter that exports dicarboxylate intermediates of the Krebs cycle in exchange for phosphate plus a proton across the inner membrane of mitochondria, a process driven by mitochondrial motive force with an overall impact on glycolysis, glutam
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00153 Mito_carr 10 111 Mitochondrial carrier protein Family
PF00153 Mito_carr 112 208 Mitochondrial carrier protein Family
PF00153 Mito_carr 211 301 Mitochondrial carrier protein Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed in adult human tissues, including tissues rich in macrophages. Most expressed in white adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9054939}.
Sequence
Sequence length 309
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    The fatty acid cycling model
The proton buffering model
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BODY MASS INDEX QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS 4 Uncertain significance; Benign; Likely benign; risk factor ClinVar
CTD, ClinVar
CTD, ClinVar
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
BRAIN INJURIES CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BRAIN ISCHEMIA CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents Stroke CTD_human_DG 12858170
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Coronary Syndrome Coronary Syndrome BEFREE 26765095
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute pancreatitis Pancreatitis BEFREE 31250660
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 27478826
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of pancreas Pancreatic adenocarcinoma BEFREE 23124112, 28962872
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenoleukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy BEFREE 28969071
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis BEFREE 24141050, 29500423
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anaplastic carcinoma Anaplastic Carcinoma CTD_human_DG 16316942
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Angina Pectoris Angina pectoris Pubtator 18192542 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anorexia Anorexia LHGDN 15564896
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only