LEP 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. The leptin 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. 蛋白别名为:LEP; OB; OBS; Leptin; Obese protein; Obesity factor;基因ID为:3952;蛋白质ID:P41159
应用类型
IHC-p,ELISA补充:最优的抗体稀释比例需要基于客户实验进行优化.建议的起始稀释比例如下: IHC-p: 1:100-1:300, ELISA: 1:10000. Not yet tested in other applications.