Human Resistin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594‑conjugated Antibody

R&D Systems | Catalog # FAB13591AFP594

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

ELISA Capture (Matched Antibody Pair)

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 594 (Excitation = 590 nm, Emission = 618 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG2B Clone # 184305
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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects human Resistin in ELISAs and Western blots. In Western blots, this antibody does not cross-react with recombinant mouse RELM alpha.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG2B

Applications for Human Resistin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594‑conjugated Antibody

Application
Recommended Usage

ELISA Capture (Matched Antibody Pair)

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Formulation, Preparation, and Storage

Formulation

Supplied 0.2 mg/mL in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

Shipping

The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

Stability & Storage

Protect from light. Do not freeze. 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied

Background: Resistin

Resistin (resistance-to-insulin), also known as adipocyte-specific secretory factor (ADSF) and found in inflammatory zone 3 (FIZZ3), is a 10 kDa member of a small family of secreted cysteine-rich peptide hormones. These molecules purportedly play some role in inflammation, glucose metabolism, and angiogenesis (1-4). Human Resistin precursor is 108 amino acids (aa) in length. It contains an 18 aa signal sequence plus a 90 aa mature region. The mature region shows an N-terminal alpha -helical tail (aa 23-44) and a C-terminal beta -sheet globular head (aa 47-108) (5-7). The Resistin molecule circulates as either a noncovalent trimer (minor form), or a disulfide-linked homohexamer (major form). Noncovalent trimers are generated when the alpha -helical segments self-associate to form a three-stranded coiled-coil structure. Covalent hexamers subsequently appear when the free Cys at position #26 is engaged by adjacent trimers. It is hypothesized that the hexamer is the inactive form of the molecule, and bioactivity is achieved at the target site by disulfide bond reduction (5). Although Resistin family molecules can noncovalently interact to form heterotrimers in vitro, there is no evidence to suggest this occurs in vivo with Resistin (8, 9). Mature human Resistin shares 56% and 54% aa identity with mouse and rat Resistin, respectively. Rat Resistin possesses an alternate start site at Met48; this Met is not found in the mouse molecule, however (10). Rodent resistin is expressed by white adipocytes, splenocytes, astrocytes, and anterior pituitary epithelium (6, 11, 12). Although the function of Resistin is unclear, it would seem to block insulin-stimulated uptake of glucose by adipocytes and promote glucose release by hepatocytes (6, 13, 14). As such, it has been proposed to participate in diet-induced insulin-sensitivity. Diets high in fat promote an increase in overall adipocyte size. Hypertrophic adipocytes are known to secrete TNF-alpha which acts locally to block ACRP30 production. Since ACRP30 is an insulin-sensitizer, a drop in ACRP30 availability leads to insulin-insensitivity, which drives increased insulin production (a compensatory mechanism). High insulin induces Resistin secretion which now antagonizes insulin action, prompting more insulin production and more Resistin secretion (15).

References

  1. Kottke, M.D. et al. (2006) J. Cell Sci. 119:797.
  2. Garrod, D.R. et al. (2002) Mol. Membrane Biol. 19:81.
  3. Leckband, D. and A. Prakasam (2006) Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 8:259.
  4. King, I.A. et al. (1993) Genomics 18:185.
  5. Theis, D.G. et al. (1993) Int. J. Dev. Biol. 37:101.
  6. King, I.A. et al. (1996) J. Invest. Dermatol. 107:531.
  7. Nuber, U.A. et al. (1996) Eur. J. Cell Biol. 71:1.
  8. Chidgey, M. et al. (2001) J. Cell Biol. 155:821.
  9. Khan, K. et al. (2006) Br. J. Cancer 95:1367.
  10. Hashimoto, T. et al. (1997) J. Invest. Dermatol. 109:127.
  11. Caubet, C. et al. (2004) J. Invest. Dermatol. 122:1235.
  12. Descargues, P. et al. (2006) J. Invest. Dermatol. 126:1622.

Alternate Names

ADSF, FIZZ3, HXCP1, RETN

Entrez Gene IDs

56729 (Human); 57264 (Mouse)

Gene Symbol

RETN

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Product Specific Notices for Human Resistin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 594‑conjugated Antibody


This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.

For research use only

Related Research Areas

Glucose Homeostasis
Obesity

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Associated Pathways

Adipokines & Insulin Signaling Pathways
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