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Fatty acid circuit as a physiological mechanism of uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation

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Skulachev, Vladimir P.·1991·FEBS Letters

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Free fatty acids, natural uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation, are shown to differ from artificial ones in that they fail to increase conductance of phospholipid bilayers which are permeable for the protonated form of fatty acids but impermeable for their anionic form. Recent studies have revealed that uncoupling by fatty acids in mitochondria is mediated by the ATP/ADP antiporter and, in brown fat, by thermogenin which is structurally very similar to the antiporter. It is suggested that both the ATP/ADP antiporter and thermogenin facilitate translocation of the fatty anions through the mitochondrial membrane.

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Authors
Skulachev, V. P.
Affiliations
Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU)
Corresponding author
Skulachev, Vladimir P.
Venue
FEBS Letters
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1991-12-09
Volume
294
Issue
3
Pages
158-162
ISSN
  • 0014-5793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1873-3468
OpenAlex
W2031165402
Cited by
467
References
33
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FWCI
0.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • FEBS Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Keywords
free fatty acids, mitochondrial uncoupling, thermogenin, brown adipose tissue, mitochondrial membrane, uncouplers
MeSH terms
Uncoupling Protein 1, Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases, Animals, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Carrier Proteins, Fatty Acids, Intracellular Membranes, Ion Channels, Membrane Proteins, Mitochondria, Models, Biological, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Uncoupling Agents, Mitochondrial Proteins

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