title: The role of UCP 1 in production of reactive oxygen species by mitochondria isolated from brown adipose tissue.
abstract: We provide evidence that ablation or inhibition of, uncoupling protein 1 increases the rate of reactive oxygen containing species production by mitochondria from brown adipose tissue, no matter what electron transport chain substrate is used (succinate, glycerol-3-phosphate or pyruvate/malate). Consistent with these data are our observations that (a) the mitochondrial membrane potential is maximal when uncoupling protein 1 is ablated or inhibited and (b) oxygen consumption rates in mitochondria from uncoupling protein 1 knock-out mice, are significantly lower than those from wild-type mice, but equivalent to those from wild-type mice in the presence of GDP. In summary, we show that uncoupling protein 1 can affect reactive oxygen containing species production by isolated mitochondria from brown adipose tissue.
authors.affiliation: School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dlasková
authors.forename: Kieran J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C000604372:Ucp1 protein, mouse; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1