Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ 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 proton leak. UCPs facilitate the transfer of anions from the inner to the outer mitochondrial membrane and the return transfer of protons from the outer to the inner mitochondrial membrane. They also reduce the mitochondrial membrane potential in mammalian cells. Tissue specificity occurs for the different UCPs and the exact methods of how UCPs transfer H+/OH- are not known. UCPs contain the three homologous protein domains of MACPs. This gene is expressed in many tissues, with the greatest expression in skeletal muscle. It is thought to play a role in nonshivering thermogenesis, obesity and diabetes. Chromosomal order is 5′-UCP3-UCP2-3′. (provided by RefSeq)_x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ UCP2 (AAH11737.1, 1 a.a. ~ 309 a.a) full-length human protein._x000D_ Sequence_x000D_ MVGFKATDVPPTATVKFLGAGTAACIADLITFPLGTAKVRLQIQGESQGPVRATASAQYRGVMGTILTMVRTEGPRSLYNGLVAGLQRQMSFASVRIGLYDSVKQFYTKGSEHASIGSRLLAGSTTGALAVAVAQPTDVVKVRFQAQARAGGGRRYQSTVNAYKTIAREEGFRGLWKGTSPNVARNAIVNCAELVTYDLIKDALLKANLMTDDLPCHFTSAFGAGFCTTVIASPVDVVKTRYMNSALGQYSSAGHCALTMLQKEGPRAFYKGFMPSFLRLGSWNVVMFVTYEQLKRALMAACTSREAPF_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4_x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.