Oxidative stress, thermogenesis and evolution of uncoupling proteins
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Oxidative stress, thermogenesis and evolution of uncoupling proteins
The uncoupling protein UCP1 provides eutherian mammals with an efficient thermogenic mechanism. Recent work published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, following the identification of UCP1 orthologs in non-eutherians, concludes that this unique function appeared after sequence divergence and purifying selection that allowed functional co-option.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1475-4924
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol155