Resistin
Resistin belongs to a family of tissue-specific cytokines termed FIZZ (found in inflammatory zones) and RELM. The three known members of this family; Resistin, RELM-α and RELM-β share a highly conserved C-terminal domain, characterized by 10 cysteine residues with a unique spacing motif of C-X11-C-X8-C-X-C-X3-C-X10-C-X-C-X-C-X9-C-C. Resistin is an adipose-derived cytokine (adipokine) whose physiological function and molecular targets are largely unknown. Studies have shown that Resistin suppresses insulin’s ability to stimulate glucose uptake, and postulated that Resistin might be an important link between obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Other studies have indicated that Resistin expression is severely suppressed in obesity and that it may act as a feedback regulator of Adipogenesis. Recombinant rat Resistin is a 20.0 kDa disulfide-linked homodimeric protein composed of two 94 identical amino acid chains linked by a single disulfide bond.
Product Specifications
Synonyms
Retn
NCBI Gene ID
246250
UniProt
Q8K4J7
Accession Number
NP_653342.1
Accession Number mRNA
NM_144741
Chromosomal Location
12p12
Reactivity
Rat
Cross Reactivity
Rat
Sequence
PSMSLCPMDE AISKKINQDF SSLLPAAMKN TVLHCWSVSS RGRLASCPEG TTVTSCSCGS GCGSWDVRED TMCHCQCGSI DWTAARCCTL RVGS
Endotoxin
< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)
Purity
> 97% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses
Bioactivity
Data not available.
Length
94
Form
Lyophilized
Molecular Weight
20 kDa
Host or Source
E. coli
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