Inactivation of thermogenic UCP1 as a historical contingency in multiple placental mammal clades

MJ Gaudry, M Jastroch, JR Treberg, M Hofreiter… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is essential for nonshivering thermogenesis in
brown adipose tissue and is widely accepted to have played a key thermoregulatory role in …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of UCP1 Transcriptional Regulatory Elements Across the Mammalian Phylogeny

MJ Gaudry, KL Campbell - Frontiers in physiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) permits non-shivering thermogenesis (NST) when highly
expressed in brown adipose tissue (BAT) mitochondria. Exclusive to placental mammals …

Marsupial uncoupling protein 1 sheds light on the evolution of mammalian nonshivering thermogenesis

M Jastroch, KW Withers, S Taudien… - Physiological …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Brown adipose tissue expressing uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is responsible for adaptive
nonshivering thermogenesis giving eutherian mammals crucial advantage to survive the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular evolution of UCP1 and the evolutionary history of mammalian non-shivering thermogenesis

DA Hughes, M Jastroch, M Stoneking… - BMC evolutionary …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is a mitochondrial anion carrier,
expressed in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of Eutherians. UCP1 is responsible for uncoupling …

Uncoupling protein 1 in fish uncovers an ancient evolutionary history of mammalian nonshivering thermogenesis

M Jastroch, S Wuertz, W Kloas… - Physiological …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) increase proton leakage across the inner mitochondrial
membrane. Thereby, UCP1 in brown adipose tissue dissipates proton motive force as heat …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress, thermogenesis and evolution of uncoupling proteins

E Rial, R Zardoya - Journal of Biology, 2009 - Springer
The uncoupling protein UCP1 provides eutherian mammals with an efficient thermogenic
mechanism. Recent work published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, following the identification …

Adaptive evolution of the uncoupling protein 1 gene contributed to the acquisition of novel nonshivering thermogenesis in ancestral eutherian mammals

S Saito, CT Saito, R Shingai - Gene, 2008 - Elsevier
Homeotherms possess various physiological mechanisms to maintain their body
temperature, thus allowing them to adapt to various environments. Under cold conditions …

Parallel control of cold-triggered adipocyte thermogenesis by UCP1 and CKB

JF Rahbani, J Bunk, D Lagarde, B Samborska… - Cell metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
Summary That uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is the sole mediator of adipocyte thermogenesis
is a conventional viewpoint that has primarily been inferred from the attenuation of the …

Two-stage evolution of mammalian adipose tissue thermogenesis

S Keipert, MJ Gaudry, M Kutschke, M Keuper… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a heater organ that expresses thermogenic uncoupling
protein 1 (UCP1) to maintain high body temperatures during cold stress. BAT thermogenesis …

Thermoregulation: what role for UCPs in mammals and birds?

J Mozo, Y Emre, F Bouillaud, D Ricquier… - Bioscience …, 2005 - portlandpress.com
Mammals and birds are endotherms and respond to cold exposure by the means of
regulatory thermogenesis, either shivering or non-shivering. In this latter case, waste of cell …