Measurement by radioimmunoassay of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein from brown adipose tissue of obese (ob/ob) mice and Zucker (fa/fa) rats at different ages
- 7 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 179 (2) , 233-237
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(85)80525-1
Abstract
The concentration of the ‘uncoupling protein’ in brown adipose tissue mitochondria has been measured in lean and obese (ob/ob) mice and Zucker (fa/fa) rats at different ages using a specific radioimmunoassay. During the suckling period the concentration of the protein was similar in normal and mutant animals of both types, despite the decrease in mitochondrial GDP binding observed in the obese. The concentration of uncoupling protein was, however, decreased in adult ob/ob mice and adult Zucker rats compared with their respective lean siblings, in parallel with the decrease in GDP binding. It is concluded that there is a ‘masked’, or inactive, form of uncoupling protein in young ob/ob mice and fa/fa rats.Keywords
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