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Gene

UCP1

uncoupling protein 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4q31.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 140,559,431–140,568,961 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 9.5 kb
Protein
307 amino acids
Also known as
SLC25A7
Previous symbols
UCP
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000262999.4NM_021833.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads UCP1 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How UCP1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where UCP1 sits. UCP1 and 7 genes near it on chromosome 4, from 140,064,196 to 141,064,195.Chromosome 44q31.1p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.2140.2 Mb140.4 Mb140.6 Mb140.8 Mb141 MbMAML3: 139,716,753–140,154,227, reverse strandMAML3SCOC: 140,257,206–140,385,728, forward strandSCOCCLGN: 140,387,200–140,427,859, reverse strandCLGNMGAT4D: 140,442,262–140,498,377, reverse strandMGAT4DELMOD2: 140,524,158–140,553,859, forward strandELMOD2UCP1: 140,559,431–140,568,961, reverse strandUCP1TBC1D9: 140,620,781–140,757,049, reverse strandTBC1D9RNF150: 140,859,807–141,212,877, reverse strandRNF150Diagram of UCP1: 6 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 4Exon 6: 140,559,431–140,560,010, 580 basesExon 5: 140,562,193–140,562,373, 181 basesExon 4: 140,563,110–140,563,211, 102 basesExon 3: 140,563,318–140,563,518, 201 basesExon 2: 140,567,779–140,567,977, 199 basesExon 1: 140,568,604–140,568,961, 358 bases6543215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 1.6 kb of the gene's 9.5 kb; 924 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). UCP1 gene: uncoupling protein 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ucp1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. UCP1 gene: uncoupling protein 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ucp1

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