ASP/C3a desArg Products

Description

Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP), also known as C3adesArg, is an approximately 14 kDa member of the complement family that plays a role in the regulation of triglyceride synthesis (1-4). The secreted protein is a polypeptide fragment comprising amino acids (aa) 672-747 of the Complement C3 precursor protein (4). The polypeptide results from desargination of the carboxyl terminus of C3a, which is generated from interactions among C3, factor B, and adipsin (4). ASP contains a 36 aa anaphylatoxin-like domain (5). Human ASP shares 68% sequence identity with mouse and rat ASP. Increased levels of ASP are usually associated with insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes. It promotes triacylglycerol synthesis in adipocytes and inflammatory cytokine production in a septic environment (6-8).

Bioinformatics

Entrez	718 Human
Uniprot	P01024
Product By Gene ID	718
Alternate Names	Acylation Stimulating Protein ASP C3a des Arg