Purified recombinant full length of human Leptin protein expressed in E.coli.

This antibody detects human Leptin proteins.

lep

FLJ94114 ;
LEP ;
LEP_HUMAN ;
LEPD ;
Leptin ;
murine obesity homolog ;
Leptin ;
obesity homolog, mouse ;
Leptin ;
Leptin Murine Obesity Homolog ;
Leptin Precursor Obesity Factor ;
OB ;
Obese Protein ;
Obese, mouse, homolog of ;
Obesity ;
Obesity factor ;
Obesity factor ;
Obesity homolog mouse ;
Obesity Murine Homolog Leptin ;
OBS ;
OTTHUMP00000212285.

This gene encodes a protein that is secreted by white adipocytes, and which plays a major role in the regulation of body weight. This protein, which acts through the leptin receptor, functions as part of a signaling pathway that can inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure to maintain constancy of the adipose mass. This protein also has several endocrine functions, and is involved in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses, hematopoiesis, angiogenesis and wound healing. Mutations in this gene and/or its regulatory regions cause severe obesity, and morbid obesity with hypogonadism. This gene has also been linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],

Disease:Defects in LEP may be a cause of autosomal recessive obesity [MIM:601665].,Function:May function as part of a signaling pathway that acts to regulate the size of the body fat depot. An increase in the level of LEP may act directly or indirectly on the CNS to inhibit food intake and/or regulate energy expenditure as part of a homeostatic mechanism to maintain constancy of the adipose mass.,online information:Leptin entry,similarity:Belongs to the leptin family.,subunit:Interacts with SIGLEC6.,

Secreted .

Adipose tissue is the main source of leptin. It is also produced by other peripheral tissues such as the skeletal muscle (PubMed:7789654, PubMed:16052473, PubMed:12448771). Expressed by intercalated and striated tracts of submandibular and parotid salivary gland intralobular ducts (PubMed:12448771). Detected by fundic epithelium of the gastric mucosa (PubMed:10896907). Secreted into blood and gastric juice (PubMed:10896907).

>>Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction ;
>>Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction ;
>>AMPK signaling pathway ;
>>JAK-STAT signaling pathway ;
>>Adipocytokine signaling pathway ;
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