SPECIES: | Human |
SOURCE SPECIES: | Human Cells |
SEQUENCE: | Ala22-Ala198 |
FUSION TAG: | N-Fc tag |
TESTED APPLICATIONS: | |
APPLICATIONS: | This recombinant protein can be used for biological assays. For research use only. |
PURITY: | Greater than 95% as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE. Endotoxin level less than 0.1 ng/ug (1 IEU/ug) as determined by LAL test. |
PREDICTED MOLECULAR WEIGHT: | 48 kD |
PHYSICAL STATE: | Lyophilized |
BUFFER: | Lyophilized from a 0.2 um filtered solution of 20mM PB,150mM NaCl,pH7.4. It is not recommended to reconstitute to a concentration less than 100 ug/ml. Dissolve the lyophilized protein in ddH2O. |
STORAGE CONDITIONS: | Lyophilized protein should be stored at -20˚C, though stable at room temperature for 3 weeks. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-7˚C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at -20˚C for 3 months. |
ALTERNATE NAMES: | Betatrophin, Angiopoietin-like protein 8, Lipasin, Angptl8 |
ACCESSION NO.: | Q6UXH0 |
PROTEIN GI NO.: | 291219911 |
OFFICIAL SYMBOL: | ANGPTL8 |
GENE ID: | 55908 |
BACKGROUND: | The protein specifically promotes pancreatic beta cell proliferation and beta cell mass expansion, thereby improving glucose tolerance. It promotes pancreatic beta cell proliferation without insulin resistance. Also it acts as a blood lipid regulator by regulating serum triglyceride levels and possibly by promoting ANGPTL3 cleavage. It interacts with ANGPTL3. It predominantly expressed in liver and also expressed in adipose tissues. The ability of the protein to induce pancreatic beta cell proliferation is promising in diabetes therapy. Betatrophin treatment could supply or replace insulin injections by increasing the number of insulin-producing cells in diabetes. |
FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY.
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