Adiponutrin: A multimeric plasma protein.
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Summary, in English
The interest in adiponutrin stems from adiponutrin variant I148M, which is strongly associated to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Adiponutrin has to date been considered to be solely an intracellular protein, with a role in lipid metabolism in liver and adipose tissue. However, a physiologically relevant role for adiponutrin has not been found. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of adiponutrin in human plasma, a new facet of adiponutrin research. We demonstrate that adiponutrin is present in plasma as disulfide-bond dependent multimers, estimated to circulate at a concentration of 1.25-4nM. Experiments reveal that adiponutrin is released from HepG2 cells in the presence of oleate. The presence of adiponutrin in plasma makes it accessible for clinical investigations and use as a potential biomarker for metabolic disease.
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Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1114-1119
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volym
446
Issue
4
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Biological Sciences
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Molecular Endocrinology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1090-2104