Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 in the central nervous system: neuromodulator and neuroprotector
Horvath TL, Diano S, Barnstable C. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 in the central nervous system: neuromodulator and neuroprotector. Biochemical Pharmacology 2003, 65: 1917-1921. PMID: 12787871, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00143-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial membrane potentialInner membraneRole of UCP2Normal neuronal functionDiverse tissuesUnknown functionProtein 2Functional significanceImportant playersCentral nervous systemNeuronal functionProteinMembrane potentialNervous systemUCP2Disease statesUCPBrown adipose tissueNew avenuesMitochondriaTissueAdipose tissueUCP1Better understandingUncoupler