SDS
Chicken Chemerin ELISA kit
Catalog #: E12C0104
Sample Type: Biological samples

 

Other Names

Rarres2; TIG2; tazarotene induced gene 2; Retinoic acid receptor responder protein 2; Tazarotene-induced gene 2 protein; RAR-responsive protein TIG2; Chemerin. 

Research Area
Metabolism, Cardiovascular, Signal transduction
Background

Chemerin, also known as retinoic acid receptor responder 2 (RARRES2) and tazarotene induced gene 2 (TIG2), is a chemoattractant protein for cells expressing G-protein-linked receptor chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1, ChemR23 or GPCR-DEZ). The protein is synthesized as a secreted precursor, prochemerin (18 kDa), which is poorly active. Upon proteolytic removal of the last six amino acids, prochemerin is converted into mature active chemerin (15-16 kDa) that acts as a strong and highly specific agonist of its receptor CMKLR1. Chemerin is a newly described adipokine with effects on adipocyte differnetiation and metabolism.