Recombinant Human AgRP/AGRP Protein (Fc Tag)

Specifications

Catalog number

PKSH031895

Size / count

50 µg

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Agouti Related Protein (AGRP, or AGRT), is an endogenous antagonist of the melanocortin receptors MC3R and MC4R found in the hypothalamus and exhibits potent orexigenic activity. AGRP can act as a competitive antagonist to proopiomelanocortin (POMC) -derived peptides at the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R), and that this homeostatic mechanism is important as a means of coordinating appetite with perceived metabolic requirement. AGRP is upregulated by fasting while intracerebroventricular injections of synthetic AGRP lead to increased appetite and food intake. Thus, AGRP is a powerful orexigenic peptide that increases food intake when ubiquitously overexpressed or when administered centrally.

Synonyms

AGRT; ART; ASIP2

UniProt

O00253

Accession Number

NP_001129.1

Expression System

HEK293 Cells

Tag

C-hFc

Sequence

Met 1-Thr 132

Field of Research

Signal Transduction; Cardiovascular; Neuroscience; Cancer; metabolism

Endotoxin

< 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Purity

> 97 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Bioactivity

Not validated for activity

Reconstitution

Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.

Shipping Conditions

This product is provided as lyophilized powder which is shipped with ice packs.

Storage Conditions

Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.

Calculated Molecular Weight

39.0 kDa

Observed Molecular Weight

39 kDa

Species

Human