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Effects of mutations in the human uncoupling protein 3 gene on the respiratory quotient and fat oxidation in severe obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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Argyropoulos, G, Brown, A M, Willi, S M, Zhu, J, He, Y, Reitman, M, Gevao, S M, Spruill, I, Garvey, W T·1998·Journal of Clinical Investigation

Abstract

Human uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) is a mitochondrial transmembrane carrier that uncouples oxidative ATP phosphorylation. With the capacity to participate in thermogenesis and energy balance, UCP3 is an important obesity candidate gene. A missense polymorphism in exon 3 (V102I) was identified in an obese and diabetic proband. A mutation introducing a stop codon in exon 4 (R143X) and a terminal polymorphism in the splice donor junction of exon 6 were also identified in a compound heterozygote that was morbidly obese and diabetic. Allele frequencies of the exon 3 and exon 6 splice junction polymorphisms were determined and found to be similar in Gullah-speaking African Americans and the Mende tribe of Sierra Leone, but absent in Caucasians. Moreover, in exon 6-splice donor heterozygotes, basal fat oxidation rates were reduced by 50%, and the respiratory quotient was markedly increased compared with wild-type individuals, implicating a role for UCP3 in metabolic fuel partitioning.

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Authors
Argyropoulos, G., Brown, A. M., Willi, S. M., Zhu, J., He, Y., Reitman, M., Gevao, S. M., Spruill, I., & Garvey, W. T.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
1998-10-01
Volume
102
Issue
7
Pages
1345-1351
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
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W1986503787
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202
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3
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13.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Argyropoulos, G., Brown, A. M., Willi, S. M., Zhu, J., He, Y., Reitman, M., Gevao, S. M., Spruill, I., & Garvey, W. T. (1998). Effects of mutations in the human uncoupling protein 3 gene on the respiratory quotient and fat oxidation in severe obesity and type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci4115

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