Recombinant Human Brain mitochondrial carrier protein 1 (SLC25A14), Truncated

Uniprot Id

O95258

Target Species

Human

Target Name

SLC25A14

Target Full Name

Brain mitochondrial carrier protein 1

Target Function

Participates in the mitochondrial proton leak measured in brain mitochondria.

Target Subcellular Location

Mitochondrion inner membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

Mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family

Target Tissue Specificity

Mainly expressed in brain. Some expression in testis and pituitary.

Target Synonyms

SLC25A14; BMCP1; UCP5; UNQ791/PRO1682; Brain mitochondrial carrier protein 1; BMCP-1; Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 5; UCP 5; Solute carrier family 25 member 14

Target Background

Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCP) are members of the larger family of mitochondrial anion carrier proteins (MACP). Uncoupling proteins separate oxidative phosphorylation from ATP synthesis with energy dissipated as heat, also referred to as the mitochondrial proton leak. Uncoupling proteins 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. This gene is widely expressed in many tissues with the greatest abundance in brain and testis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A pseudogene of this gene has been defined on chromosome 4.