Gene Information
Gene NameUCP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length309
Protein NamesMitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP 2) (Solute carrier family 25 member 8) (UCPH)
Target Namemitochondrial uncoupling protein 2
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000175567 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP55851
Gene CardUCP2
Uniprot IDP55851
PfamPF00153
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.909976742)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ UCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ UCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ UCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ UCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ucp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ UCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ucp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ UCP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC25A30, UCP1
ParalogsSLC25A23, SLC25A35, SLC25A38, SLC25A12, SLC25A11, SLC25A22, SLC25A29, UCP3, SLC25A21, SLC25A48, SLC25A42, SLC25A3, SLC25A28, UCP1, SLC25A34, SLC25A15, SLC25A32, SLC25A53, SLC25A4, SLC25A40, SLC25A10, SLC25A18, SLC25A24, SLC25A44, SLC25A31, SLC25A5, SLC25A39, SLC25A36, SLC25A14, SLC25A27, SLC25A1, SLC25A41, SLC25A43, SLC25A47, SLC25A20, SLC25A37, SLC25A13, SLC25A33, SLC25A25, SLC25A26, SLC25A6, SLC25A45, SLC25A2, SLC25A51, SLC25A52, SLC25A30, SLC25A19, SLC25A16, SLC25A17
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed in adult human tissues, including tissues rich in macrophages. Most expressed in white adipose tissue and skeletal muscle.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs660339  rs45541732  rs45486692  rs45490393  rs45596837 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion inner membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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