Effect of cold acclimation on GTP binding to uncoupling protein in mitochondria inner membrane of rat brown fat / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM: To evaluate the effect of cold acclimation on activity and concentration of UCP in mitochondria inner membrane of rat brown fat. METHODS: Using -labeled GTP binded UCP in mitochondria, radioactivity was measured by liquid aglimmer instrument, the dissociation constand(Kd) and maximal binding(Bmax) were determined by Scatchard plot. RESULTS: In cold acclimation pretreated rats, brown fat weight increased, Bmax increased 1.9-fold,Kd decreased 1.4-fold compared with control. CONCLUSION: Cold acclimation not only increase concentration of UCP in mitochondria inner membrane of rat brown fat,but also increase its activity.