Details for: UCP2

Gene ID: 7351

Gene Type:  Protein-coding  - A gene that serves as a template for producing a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule, which is then translated into a functional protein.

Symbol: UCP2

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000175567

Description: uncoupling protein 2

Cell Significance Landscape

Associated with

Significant Cells

Cell Significance Index (CSI) scores for the chosen context(s)

  • small pre-B-II cell CL0000954
    CSI 76.05
    rCSI 73.13%
    PRS 82.75
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 61.08
    rCSI 53.1%
    PRS 72.37
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 58.93
    rCSI 58.81%
    PRS 54.87
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 57.18
    rCSI 39.92%
    PRS 64.42
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 56.79
    rCSI 43.76%
    PRS 62.1
  • CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human CL0000939
    CSI 53.08
    rCSI 35.38%
    PRS 81.24
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 50.52
    rCSI 44.42%
    PRS 49.44
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 44.17
    rCSI 45.02%
    PRS 74.45
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 40.28
    rCSI 38.77%
    PRS 61.67
  • CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000792
    CSI 39.82
    rCSI 39.11%
    PRS 77.28
  • secretory cell CL0000151
    CSI 36.93
    rCSI 38.53%
    PRS 61.86
  • class switched memory B cell CL0000972
    CSI 36.19
    rCSI 27.02%
    PRS 78.18
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 35.71
    rCSI 33.74%
    PRS 61.22
  • naive B cell CL0000788
    CSI 34.7
    rCSI 29.76%
    PRS 69.88
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 34.26
    rCSI 31.61%
    PRS 63.01
  • conventional dendritic cell CL0000990
    CSI 33.37
    rCSI 27.86%
    PRS 72.19
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 31.1
    rCSI 24.46%
    PRS 68.35
  • CD14-positive, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002397
    CSI 30.51
    rCSI 39.97%
    PRS 75.23
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 29.87
    rCSI 22.19%
    PRS 74.92
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 29.41
    rCSI 33.1%
    PRS 77.77
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 28.1
    rCSI 20.17%
    PRS 75.9
  • CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human CL0000938
    CSI 27.32
    rCSI 20.49%
    PRS 87.2
  • memory B cell CL0000787
    CSI 27.13
    rCSI 26.79%
    PRS 84.56
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 26.88
    rCSI 20.84%
    PRS 63.48
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 26.08
    rCSI 33.47%
    PRS 58.74
  • Kupffer cell CL0000091
    CSI 25.96
    rCSI 59.36%
    PRS 61.48
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell CL0000784
    CSI 24.64
    rCSI 24.96%
    PRS 87
  • large pre-B-II cell CL0000957
    CSI 24.26
    rCSI 69.25%
    PRS 73.06
  • mucosal invariant T cell CL0000940
    CSI 23.86
    rCSI 19.28%
    PRS 72.13
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 23.08
    rCSI 24.73%
    PRS 60.98
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 23.02
    rCSI 16.17%
    PRS 79.86
  • late pro-B cell CL0002048
    CSI 22.76
    rCSI 57.03%
    PRS 85.07
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI 21
    rCSI 24.6%
    PRS 78.07
  • hematopoietic precursor cell CL0008001
    CSI 20.95
    rCSI 21.55%
    PRS 77.99
  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 20.32
    rCSI 12%
    PRS 78.93
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 20.28
    rCSI 23.42%
    PRS 54.72
  • germinal center B cell CL0000844
    CSI 20.27
    rCSI 60.46%
    PRS 78.67
  • naive T cell CL0000898
    CSI 20.26
    rCSI 14.1%
    PRS 76.82
  • non-classical monocyte CL0000875
    CSI 19.5
    rCSI 31.26%
    PRS 82.17
  • effector CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001050
    CSI 19.4
    rCSI 14.76%
    PRS 74.67
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 19.18
    rCSI 23.17%
    PRS 70.5
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000896
    CSI 18.42
    rCSI 17.03%
    PRS 80.88
  • dendritic cell, human CL0001056
    CSI 18.38
    rCSI 28.23%
    PRS 70.62
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 18.26
    rCSI 15.12%
    PRS 63.8
  • naive thymus-derived CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000895
    CSI 17.62
    rCSI 22.15%
    PRS 87.57
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 17.6
    rCSI 18.4%
    PRS 59.63
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 17.6
    rCSI 16.16%
    PRS 70.46
  • deuterosomal cell CL4033044
    CSI 17.06
    rCSI 57.69%
    PRS 65.57
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000906
    CSI 16.95
    rCSI 16.66%
    PRS 82.63
  • precursor B cell CL0000817
    CSI 16.86
    rCSI 14.77%
    PRS 71.32
  • transitional stage B cell CL0000818
    CSI 16.57
    rCSI 54.25%
    PRS 86.44
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 15.78
    rCSI 13.67%
    PRS 66.6
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 15.77
    rCSI 14%
    PRS 59.61
  • dendritic cell CL0000451
    CSI 15.74
    rCSI 19.39%
    PRS 75.19
  • ciliated cell CL0000064
    CSI 15.52
    rCSI 25.15%
    PRS 58.21
  • CD14-positive monocyte CL0001054
    CSI 15.14
    rCSI 18.86%
    PRS 72.46
  • T follicular helper cell CL0002038
    CSI 15.06
    rCSI 11.27%
    PRS 76.73
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 14.9
    rCSI 20.36%
    PRS 63.32
  • ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002145
    CSI 14.71
    rCSI 33.52%
    PRS 57.99
  • pancreatic D cell CL0000173
    CSI 14.4
    rCSI 14.16%
    PRS 64.21
  • acinar cell CL0000622
    CSI 14.16
    rCSI 20.76%
    PRS 73.18
  • gamma-delta T cell CL0000798
    CSI 14.08
    rCSI 16.54%
    PRS 86.51
  • nasal mucosa goblet cell CL0002480
    CSI 14.07
    rCSI 16.31%
    PRS 69.17
  • mononuclear phagocyte CL0000113
    CSI 13.82
    rCSI 30.43%
    PRS 65.88
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000909
    CSI 13.59
    rCSI 14.19%
    PRS 83.63
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 13.42
    rCSI 22.99%
    PRS 70.42
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 13.12
    rCSI 16.83%
    PRS 66.35
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 12.95
    rCSI 9.73%
    PRS 67.1
  • B cell CL0000236
    CSI 12.85
    rCSI 17.19%
    PRS 79.92
  • unswitched memory B cell CL0000970
    CSI 12.75
    rCSI 10.73%
    PRS 78.59
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 12.47
    rCSI 8.29%
    PRS 64.72
  • mature NK T cell CL0000814
    CSI 12.33
    rCSI 15.77%
    PRS 82.18
  • granulocyte CL0000094
    CSI 12.3
    rCSI 18.79%
    PRS 70.97
  • regulatory T cell CL0000815
    CSI 12.03
    rCSI 13.94%
    PRS 72.39
  • natural killer cell CL0000623
    CSI 11.84
    rCSI 22.96%
    PRS 84.83
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 11.67
    rCSI 14.68%
    PRS 73.47
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000810
    CSI 11.65
    rCSI 9.33%
    PRS 81.7
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000913
    CSI 11.64
    rCSI 10.6%
    PRS 76.15
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI 11.42
    rCSI 13.63%
    PRS 81.08
  • bronchial goblet cell CL1000312
    CSI 11.41
    rCSI 45.59%
    PRS 77.29
  • erythroblast CL0000765
    CSI 11.18
    rCSI 29.66%
    PRS 73.07
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 11.03
    rCSI 12.76%
    PRS 51.65
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 11
    rCSI 16.81%
    PRS 77.09
  • effector memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000905
    CSI 10.84
    rCSI 14.76%
    PRS 85.48
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 10.7
    rCSI 7.44%
    PRS 72.79
  • lung interstitial macrophage CL4033043
    CSI 10.63
    rCSI 23.85%
    PRS 79.05
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 10.61
    rCSI 9.58%
    PRS 58.49
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 10.59
    rCSI 9.3%
    PRS 67.15
  • enteroendocrine cell of colon CL0009042
    CSI 10.56
    rCSI 49.52%
    PRS 78.93
  • club cell CL0000158
    CSI 9.73
    rCSI 14.25%
    PRS 57.57
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 9.57
    rCSI 51.61%
    PRS 73.88
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 9.24
    rCSI 13.67%
    PRS 66.91
  • squamous epithelial cell CL0000076
    CSI 9.1
    rCSI 21.6%
    PRS 65.29
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 8.82
    rCSI 13.49%
    PRS 74.98
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 8.8
    rCSI 6.84%
    PRS 79.35
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 8.72
    rCSI 9.99%
    PRS 80.08
  • macrophage CL0000235
    CSI 8.72
    rCSI 15.87%
    PRS 78.95
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 8.37
    rCSI 18.99%
    PRS 65.57
  • group 2 innate lymphoid cell CL0001069
    CSI 8.22
    rCSI 44.48%
    PRS 88.69
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 8.13
    rCSI 6.74%
    PRS 60.82
  • myeloid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000839
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 83.0%
  • pancreatic epsilon cell CL0005019
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 78.3%
  • NKp44-negative group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001080
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 11.6%
    PRS 92.3%
  • lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000838
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 81.6%
  • megakaryocyte progenitor cell CL0000553
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 15.5%
    PRS 89.2%
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 72.0%
  • IgM plasma cell CL0000986
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 4.3%
    PRS 90.0%
  • CD8-positive, CD28-negative, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000920
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 78.9%
  • intraepithelial lymphocyte CL0002496
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 89.3%
  • eosinophil CL0000771
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 7.6%
    PRS 87.2%
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 63.3%
  • respiratory epithelial cell CL0002368
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 8.6%
    PRS 88.0%
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001043
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 90.9%
  • antibody secreting cell CL0000946
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 6.4%
    PRS 91.9%
  • IgG plasma cell CL0000985
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 78.2%
  • metallothionein-positive alveolar macrophage CL4033042
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 18.0%
    PRS 81.8%
  • pre-conventional dendritic cell CL0002010
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 22.8%
    PRS 87.4%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell, CD45RO-positive CL0001203
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 48.8%
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 10.8%
    PRS 71.0%
  • memory T cell CL0000813
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 87.1%
  • basal cell of epithelium of trachea CL1000348
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 13.6%
    PRS 75.8%
  • myelocyte CL0002193
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 12.8%
    PRS 86.4%
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 72.8%
  • glandular epithelial cell CL0000150
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 5.7%
    PRS 79.9%
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 5.6%
    PRS 60.0%
  • CD14-positive, CD16-negative classical monocyte CL0002057
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 13.7%
    PRS 80.1%
  • tracheobronchial serous cell CL0019001
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 9.9%
    PRS 74.2%
  • kidney epithelial cell CL0002518
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 81.1%
  • T-helper 1 cell CL0000545
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 83.3%
  • type L enteroendocrine cell CL0002279
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 4.6%
    PRS 76.7%
  • B-1 B cell CL0000819
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 66.2%
    PRS 89.2%
  • natural T-regulatory cell CL0000903
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 4.9%
    PRS 89.1%
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 15.0%
    PRS 70.8%
  • CD34-positive, CD56-positive, CD117-positive common innate lymphoid precursor, human CL0001074
    CSI 2.8
    rCSI 32.2%
    PRS 86.6%
  • brush cell CL0002204
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 5.8%
    PRS 78.3%
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 82.1%
  • megakaryocyte CL0000556
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 13.7%
    PRS 74.0%
  • B-2 B cell CL0000822
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 67.6%
    PRS 88.4%
  • double negative T regulatory cell CL0011024
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 61.5%
    PRS 89.8%
  • tuft cell of colon CL0009041
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 7.6%
    PRS 73.8%
  • hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell CL0000837
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 7.9%
    PRS 79.3%
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 3.5
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 74.8%
  • paneth cell CL0000510
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 5.4%
    PRS 77.4%
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001049
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 6.3%
    PRS 79.5%
  • enteroendocrine cell of small intestine CL0009006
    CSI 3.9
    rCSI 8.6%
    PRS 74.3%
  • muscle cell CL0000187
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 8.5%
    PRS 79.8%
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 82.7%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000811
    CSI 4.2
    rCSI 6.6%
    PRS 84.9%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 18.7%
    PRS 52.0%
  • follicular B cell CL0000843
    CSI 4.5
    rCSI 16.3%
    PRS 85.9%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 4.5
    rCSI 4.9%
    PRS 65.4%
  • intermediate monocyte CL0002393
    CSI 4.5
    rCSI 6.9%
    PRS 65.8%
  • mature alpha-beta T cell CL0000791
    CSI 4.7
    rCSI 17.1%
    PRS 81.0%
  • neuroendocrine cell CL0000165
    CSI 4.8
    rCSI 18.5%
    PRS 76.2%
  • respiratory goblet cell CL0002370
    CSI 4.8
    rCSI 52.2%
    PRS 76.5%
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, terminally differentiated CL0001062
    CSI 4.8
    rCSI 24.2%
    PRS 74.1%
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 4.8
    rCSI 5.9%
    PRS 69.1%
  • inflammatory macrophage CL0000863
    CSI 4.9
    rCSI 8.3%
    PRS 84.1%
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 4.9
    rCSI 7.1%
    PRS 71.2%
  • duct epithelial cell CL0000068
    CSI 5.0
    rCSI 7.3%
    PRS 66.3%
  • myeloid dendritic cell CL0000782
    CSI 5.0
    rCSI 7.3%
    PRS 77.6%
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 5.2
    rCSI 5.5%
    PRS 72.0%
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 7.6%
    PRS 72.4%
  • CD8-alpha-alpha-positive, alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell CL0000915
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 24.0%
    PRS 88.3%
  • mucus secreting cell CL0000319
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 8.4%
    PRS 72.7%
  • type EC enteroendocrine cell CL0000577
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 18.8%
    PRS 70.5%
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 15.3%
    PRS 81.3%
  • professional antigen presenting cell CL0000145
    CSI 5.5
    rCSI 18.8%
    PRS 83.9%
  • myeloid dendritic cell, human CL0001057
    CSI 5.6
    rCSI 31.4%
    PRS 84.2%
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 6.0
    rCSI 8.0%
    PRS 68.1%
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 6.1
    rCSI 6.3%
    PRS 67.3%
  • innate lymphoid cell CL0001065
    CSI 6.2
    rCSI 12.8%
    PRS 63.4%
  • intestinal tuft cell CL0019032
    CSI 6.3
    rCSI 9.6%
    PRS 65.8%
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 6.3
    rCSI 10.4%
    PRS 66.8%
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000934
    CSI 7.0
    rCSI 9.6%
    PRS 81.0%
  • P/D1 enteroendocrine cell CL0002268
    CSI 7.0
    rCSI 38.1%
    PRS 77.2%
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 7.1
    rCSI 5.7%
    PRS 63.1%
  • colon macrophage CL0009038
    CSI 7.2
    rCSI 33.2%
    PRS 80.1%
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 7.3
    rCSI 9.1%
    PRS 72.0%
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 7.3
    rCSI 5.5%
    PRS 75.4%
  • erythroid lineage cell CL0000764
    CSI 7.3
    rCSI 47.2%
    PRS 79.2%
  • lung macrophage CL1001603
    CSI 7.4
    rCSI 16.5%
    PRS 69.4%
  • monocyte CL0000576
    CSI 7.5
    rCSI 13.6%
    PRS 75.4%
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI 7.6
    rCSI 7.7%
    PRS 75.9%
  • tracheal goblet cell CL1000329
    CSI 7.8
    rCSI 17.0%
    PRS 75.1%
  • luminal epithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002326
    CSI 7.9
    rCSI 14.3%
    PRS 76.8%
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 7.9
    rCSI 10.8%
    PRS 53.4%
  • platelet CL0000233
    CSI 8.0
    rCSI 33.2%
    PRS 65.1%
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 8.1
    rCSI 7.8%
    PRS 52.2%
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 8.1
    rCSI 6.7%
    PRS 60.8%
  • group 2 innate lymphoid cell CL0001069
    CSI 8.2
    rCSI 44.5%
    PRS 88.7%
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 8.4
    rCSI 19.0%
    PRS 65.6%
  • macrophage CL0000235
    CSI 8.7
    rCSI 15.9%
    PRS 79.0%
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 8.7
    rCSI 10.0%
    PRS 80.1%
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 8.8
    rCSI 6.8%
    PRS 79.4%
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 8.8
    rCSI 13.5%
    PRS 75.0%
  • squamous epithelial cell CL0000076
    CSI 9.1
    rCSI 21.6%
    PRS 65.3%
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 9.2
    rCSI 13.7%
    PRS 66.9%
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 9.6
    rCSI 51.6%
    PRS 73.9%
  • club cell CL0000158
    CSI 9.7
    rCSI 14.3%
    PRS 57.6%

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this specific cell.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.
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This section provides additional information about the gene, including a description generated by an AI language model and details about associated proteins.

## Summary Uncoupling protein 2 ([UCP2](/details-gene/7351)) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 11q13.4, which encodes a member of the mitochondrial anion carrier protein family. Functionally, [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) is primarily known for its role as a mitochondrial uncoupling protein, residing in the mitochondrial inner membrane where it facilitates proton transport, thereby dissipating the mitochondrial proton gradient and uncoupling substrate oxidation from ATP synthesis. This activity is crucial for regulating metabolic efficiency, reducing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and modulating cellular responses to metabolic stress. Expression data indicate its high significance in various immune cell populations, particularly B lymphocytes and monocytes, as well as in secretory and ciliated epithelial cells. Clinically, variations in [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) have been associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hyperinsulinemia ([601693](https://omim.org/entry/601693)), as reported in foundational studies ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0397-269), [Link](https://doi.org/10.1038/88911)). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape **Overall**, the expression profile of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) highlights its significant role in two distinct cellular compartments: the immune system and specialized epithelial tissues. The gene shows prominent significance in the B cell lineage, with its highest CSI score observed in [small pre-B-II cell](/details-cell/CL0000954) (CSI: 76.05), followed by [mature B cell](/details-cell/CL0000785) (CSI: 61.08), [class switched memory B cell](/details-cell/CL0000972) (CSI: 36.19), and [naive B cell](/details-cell/CL0000788) (CSI: 34.70). This suggests a sustained role for [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) throughout B cell development and maturation, likely related to managing the high metabolic demands and oxidative stress associated with cell proliferation and antibody production. Its importance extends to other immune cells, including [plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human](/details-cell/CL0001058) (CSI: 57.18), [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396) (CSI: 56.79), [CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human](/details-cell/CL0000939) (CSI: 53.08), and [CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell](/details-cell/CL0000792) (CSI: 39.82). This broad expression pattern across myeloid and lymphoid lineages implicates [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) as a key metabolic regulator in immune surveillance and response. Concurrently, [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) is highly significant in epithelial cells with high metabolic activity, such as [multi-ciliated epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0005012) (CSI: 58.93) and [ciliated epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0000067) (CSI: 50.52), as well as secretory cells like [fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL4030006) (CSI: 40.28) and [goblet cell](/details-cell/CL0000160) (CSI: 35.71). In these cells, its function may be linked to providing the necessary metabolic flexibility and ROS control to support energy-intensive processes like ciliary beating and mucus production. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functions of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) are centered on mitochondrial transport and metabolic regulation, localizing it primarily to the [mitochondrial inner membrane](/details-go/GO:0005743) ([GO:0005743](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005743)). Its core molecular function is defined as [oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler activity](/details-go/GO:0017077) ([GO:0017077](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0017077)) and [proton transmembrane transporter activity](/details-go/GO:0015078) ([GO:0015078](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0015078)), which are central to the Reactome pathway '[Mitochondrial uncoupling](/details-pathway/R-HSA-166187)' ([R-HSA-166187](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-166187)). This uncoupling activity is critical for processes like [adaptive thermogenesis](/details-go/GO:1990845) ([GO:1990845](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1990845)) and the [regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential](/details-go/GO:0051881) ([GO:0051881](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0051881)). Beyond proton transport, research indicates that [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) also functions as a transporter for C4 metabolites, including malate and oxaloacetate, exporting them from the mitochondria ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1317400111)). This is reflected in its annotation for multiple transport activities such as [malate transmembrane transport](/details-go/GO:0071423) ([GO:0071423](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0071423)) and is consistent with its role in modulating the [glycolytic process](/details-go/GO:0006096) ([GO:0006096](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006096)) and [glutamine metabolic process](/details-go/GO:0006541) ([GO:0006541](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006541)). Its involvement in the [reactive oxygen species metabolic process](/details-go/GO:0072593) ([GO:0072593](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0072593)) underscores its protective role against oxidative stress, which is particularly relevant in the highly active immune and epithelial cells where it is prominently expressed. This function is further supported by its role in processes like [macrophage differentiation](/details-go/GO:0030225) ([GO:0030225](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030225)) and the [negative regulation of insulin secretion](/details-go/GO:0061179) ([GO:0061179](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0061179)). ## Research Directions The widespread significance of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) in immune and epithelial cells, coupled with its central role in mitochondrial metabolism, suggests several avenues for future research. ### Proposed Hypotheses: 1. **Hypothesis 1:** Given its high significance across the B cell lineage, from [small pre-B-II cell](/details-cell/CL0000954) to [mature B cell](/details-cell/CL0000785), [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) may act as a critical metabolic checkpoint that limits oxidative stress during the immense proliferative expansion and metabolic reprogramming required for B cell activation and differentiation into antibody-secreting plasma cells. Its deficiency could lead to impaired humoral immunity due to an accumulation of ROS and metabolic failure. 2. **Hypothesis 2:** The high significance of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) in [multi-ciliated epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0005012)s suggests it is essential for maintaining the function of tissues reliant on mucociliary clearance, such as the respiratory tract. [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) may regulate the delicate balance between high ATP demand for ciliary beating and the mitigation of mitochondrial ROS, which could otherwise damage cellular components and impair tissue function. ### Key Experimental Approach: To test the role of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) in B cell function (Hypothesis 1), an experiment could be designed using a conditional knockout mouse model (e.g., *Cd19-Cre; Ucp2-flox/flox*). B cells would be isolated from knockout and wild-type control mice and stimulated *in vitro* with antigens or mitogens (e.g., LPS, anti-CD40). The functional consequences would be assessed by measuring: - **Proliferation and Survival:** Using flow cytometry with cell proliferation dyes (e.g., CFSE) and apoptosis markers (e.g., Annexin V). - **Metabolic Profile:** Using Seahorse XF analysis to measure the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) to assess mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis. - **Oxidative Stress:** Quantifying intracellular ROS levels with fluorescent probes like CellROX. - **Differentiation and Antibody Production:** Measuring the formation of plasma cells (CD138+) via flow cytometry and quantifying secreted immunoglobulin levels by ELISA. A finding that UCP2-deficient B cells exhibit higher ROS, impaired proliferation, and reduced antibody secretion would strongly support the hypothesis. ### Therapeutic Potential: The role of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) as a metabolic regulator positions it as a potential therapeutic target. Given its association with obesity and diabetes ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0397-269)), small-molecule **activators** of [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) could be explored to increase energy expenditure and improve glucose homeostasis in metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, its ability to reduce ROS suggests that enhancing its activity could be a strategy to mitigate oxidative damage in neurodegenerative diseases, a concept supported by its annotated role in the [negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process](/details-go/GO:0043524) ([GO:0043524](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043524)). Conversely, in certain cancers that may exploit [UCP2](/details-gene/7351) to sustain a reprogrammed metabolic state and resist oxidative stress, targeted **inhibition** could represent a novel anti-neoplastic strategy. However, as an inner mitochondrial membrane protein, developing specific and effective modulators remains a significant pharmacological challenge.

Genular Protein ID: 517509895

Symbol: UCP2_HUMAN

Name: Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2

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Citations:

PubMed ID: 9180264

Title: Uncoupling protein-3: a new member of the mitochondrial carrier family with tissue-specific expression.

PubMed ID: 9180264

DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00384-0

PubMed ID: 9054939

Title: Uncoupling protein-2: a novel gene linked to obesity and hyperinsulinemia.

PubMed ID: 9054939

DOI: 10.1038/ng0397-269

PubMed ID: 9133562

Title: Cloning and characterization of an uncoupling protein homolog: a potential molecular mediator of human thermogenesis.

PubMed ID: 9133562

DOI: 10.2337/diab.46.5.900

PubMed ID: 9568704

Title: Structure and organization of the human uncoupling protein 2 gene and identification of a common biallelic variant in Caucasian and African-American subjects.

PubMed ID: 9568704

DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.47.4.685

PubMed ID: 10082652

Title: Functional organization of the human uncoupling protein-2 gene, and juxtaposition to the uncoupling protein-3 gene.

PubMed ID: 10082652

DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.0146

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 11171965

Title: Uncoupling proteins 2 and 3 are highly active H(+) transporters and highly nucleotide sensitive when activated by coenzyme Q (ubiquinone).

PubMed ID: 11171965

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.4.1416

PubMed ID: 11278935

Title: Physiological levels of mammalian uncoupling protein 2 do not uncouple yeast mitochondria.

PubMed ID: 11278935

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m011566200

PubMed ID: 22524567

Title: Toward understanding the mechanism of ion transport activity of neuronal uncoupling proteins UCP2, UCP4, and UCP5.

PubMed ID: 22524567

DOI: 10.1021/bi3003378

PubMed ID: 24395786

Title: UCP2 transports C4 metabolites out of mitochondria, regulating glucose and glutamine oxidation.

PubMed ID: 24395786

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317400111

PubMed ID: 26182433

Title: A biophysical study on molecular physiology of the uncoupling proteins of the central nervous system.

PubMed ID: 26182433

DOI: 10.1042/bsr20150130

PubMed ID: 33798544

Title: Mitochondrial proton leaks and uncoupling proteins.

PubMed ID: 33798544

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2021.148428

PubMed ID: 33373220

Title: Functional Oligomeric Forms of Uncoupling Protein 2: Strong Evidence for Asymmetry in Protein and Lipid Bilayer Systems.

PubMed ID: 33373220

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09422

PubMed ID: 11381268

Title: A common polymorphism in the promoter of UCP2 is associated with decreased risk of obesity in middle-aged humans.

PubMed ID: 11381268

DOI: 10.1038/88911

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 309
  • Mass: 33229
  • Checksum: 2E1741391621E3D9
  • Sequence:
  • MVGFKATDVP PTATVKFLGA GTAACIADLI TFPLDTAKVR LQIQGESQGP VRATASAQYR 
    GVMGTILTMV RTEGPRSLYN GLVAGLQRQM SFASVRIGLY DSVKQFYTKG SEHASIGSRL 
    LAGSTTGALA VAVAQPTDVV KVRFQAQARA GGGRRYQSTV NAYKTIAREE GFRGLWKGTS 
    PNVARNAIVN CAELVTYDLI KDALLKANLM TDDLPCHFTS AFGAGFCTTV IASPVDVVKT 
    RYMNSALGQY SSAGHCALTM LQKEGPRAFY KGFMPSFLRL GSWNVVMFVT YEQLKRALMA 
    ACTSREAPF