title: Opposite regulation of uncoupling protein 1 and uncoupling protein 3 in vivo in brown adipose tissue of cold-exposed rats.
abstract: Earlier we reported a 14-fold increase of glycogen in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) in rats when the animals were placed back from cold to neutral temperature. To elucidate the mechanism, here we compared the level of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) protein, uncoupling protein (UCP) 1 and UCP3 mRNA and protein expressions in the BAT under the same conditions. We found that the increased GLUT4 level in cold was maintained during the reacclimation. After 1 week cold exposure the mRNA and protein content of UCP1 increased parallel, while the protein level of UCP3 decreased, contrary to its own mRNA level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pecs, Szigeti ut 12, Pecs, Hungary.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Jakus
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sipos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kispal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandor
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007473:Ion Channels; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071247:Uncoupling Protein 3; D000096923:Frataxin
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007473:Ion Channels; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071247:Uncoupling Protein 3; D000096923:Frataxin; C495694:Slc2a4 protein, rat; C000604373:Ucp1 protein, rat; C000604394:Ucp3 protein, rat