CTRP7 Products

Description

Adipose tissue of an organism plays a major role in regulating physiologic and pathologic processes such as metabolism and immunity by producing and secreting a variety of bioactive molecules termed adipokines. One highly conserved family of adipokines is adiponectin/ACRP30 and its structural and functional paralogs, the C1q/tumor necrosis factor-a-related proteins (CTRPs) 1-7. Unlike adiponectin, which is expressed exclusively by differentiated adipocytes, the CTRPs are expressed in a wide variety of tissues. These proteins are thought to act mainly on liver and muscle tissue to control glucose and lipid metabolism. An analysis of the crystal structure of adiponectin revealed a structural and evolutionary link between TNF and C1q-containing proteins, suggesting that these proteins arose from a common ancestral innate immunity gene. Like the other members of the adiponectin and CTRP protein family, the mature CTRP7 is secreted and can be found in the organism's circulatory system.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	114905 Human 305423 Rat
Uniprot	AAH24015 Human NP_114117 Human NP_114117.1 Human Q9BXJ2 Human
Product By Gene ID	114905
Alternate Names	C1q and tumor necrosis factor related protein 7 complement-c1q tumor necrosis factor-related protein 7 CTRP7complement C1q tumor necrosis factor-related protein 7 ZACRP7