Hormone induced following exercise or cold exposure that promotes energy expenditure. Induced either in the skeletal muscle after exercise or in adipose tissue following cold exposure and is present in the circulation. Able to stimulate energy expenditure associated with the browning of the white fat depots and improves glucose tolerance. Does not promote an increase in a thermogenic gene program via direct action on adipocytes, but acts by stimulating several immune cell subtypes to enter the adipose tissue and activate their prothermogenic actions. Stimulates an eosinophil-dependent increase in IL4 expression and promotes alternative activation of adipose tissue macrophages, which are required for the increased expression of the thermogenic and anti-inflammatory gene programs in fat. Required for some cold-induced thermogenic responses, suggesting a role in metabolic adaptations to cold temperatures. Recombinant protein corresponding to aa46-311 from human Meteorin-like protein, fused to 6X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in Mammalian cell. Molecular Weight: ~34.0kD Amino Acid Sequence: QYSSDRCSWKGSGLTHEAHRKEVEQVYLRCAAGAVEWMYPTGALIVNLRPNTFSPARHLTVCIRSFTDSSGANIYLEKTGELRLLVPDGDGRPGRVQCFGLEQGGLFVEATPQQDIGRRTTGFQYELVRRHRASDLHELSAPCRPCSDTEVLLAVCTSDFAVRGSIQQVTHEPERQDSAIHLRVSRLYRQKSRVFEPVPEGDGHWQGRVRTLLECGVRPGHGDFLFTGHMHFGEARLGCAPRFKDFQRMYRDAQERGLNPCEVGTD Storage and Stability: Lyophilized and reconstituted products are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
Supplied as a lyophilized powder from 20mM Tris-HCl, 0.5M sodium chloride, pH 8.0, 6% trehalose. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O to a concentration of 0.1-1mg/ml.
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