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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 178, 期 3, 页码 269-277出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0219-7
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uncoupling protein 3; brown adipose tissue; nonshivering thermogenesis; gene expression; cold tolerance
Uncoupling protein 3 (Ucp3) is located within the mitochondrial inner membrane of brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. It is thought to be implicated in lipid metabolism and defense against reactive oxygen species. We previously reported on a mutation in our breeding colony of Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) that leads to brown adipose tissue specific lack of Ucp3 expression. In this study we compared wildtype with mutant hamsters on a broad genetic background. Hamsters lacking Ucp3 in brown adipose tissue displayed a reduced cold tolerance due to impaired nonshivering thermogenesis. This phenotype is associated with a global decrease in expression of metabolic genes but not of uncoupling protein 1. These data implicate that Ucp3 is necessary to sustain high metabolic rates in brown adipose tissue.
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