Human Leptin Receptor/CD295 (His & Fc Tag) recombinant protein

Human Leptin Receptor/CD295 (His & Fc Tag) recombinant protein

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Leptin Receptor or CD295 belongs to the gp130 family of cytokine receptors that are known to stimulate gene transcription via activation of cytosolic STAT proteins. This protein is a receptor for leptin (an adipocyte-specific hormone that regulates body weight), and is involved in the regulation of fat metabolism, as well as in a novel hematopoietic pathway that is required for normal lymphopoiesis. Leptin Receptor/CD295 is a transmembrane catalytic receptors found on NPY/AgRP and alpha-MSH/CART neurons in hypothalamic nuclei. Leptin receptors (Ob-Rs) are coded for by one human gene that produces six different isoforms; Ob-Ra - Ob-Rf. Ob-Rs exist as constitutive dimers at physiological expression levels. Only the Ob-Rb isoform can transduce intracellular signals and does so through activation of the JAK2/STAT3, PI 3-K and MAPK signaling cascades. Activation of Ob-Rs mediates transcriptional regulation of the hypothalamic melanocortin pathway and downregulates endocannabinoid expression. Leptin acts via leptin receptors. Leptin resistance has been proposed as a pathophysiological mechanism of obesity. In obese individuals, Ob-Ra (which is involved in active transport of leptin across the blood-brain barrier) expression is downregulated and the individual may be unresponsive to leptin signals. Ob-R antagonists are of great interest in the development of pharmacological treatments for obesity. Mutations in Leptin Receptor/CD295 have been associated with obesity and pituitary dysfunction.

Leptin receptor

MODB1; RP23-31K16.2; DIABETES; DB; LEPR; MGC105189; CD295; OB-RGRP; OB-R; OBL; LEP-R; LEPRB; LEPROT; OBR; OBESE-LIKE; LEPRD

P48357

LEPR; DB; OBR

Human Cells

A DNA sequence encoding the extracellular domain (Met 1-Asp 839) of human leptin receptor precursor (NP_002294.2) was expressed with the C-terminal fused polyhistidine-tagged Fc region of human IgG1.

Human

The recombinant human LEPR/Fc is a disulfide-linked homodimeric protein.The reduced monomer consists of 1065 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 121.4 kDa. In SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions, the apparent molecular mass of rh LEPR/Fc monomer is approximately 155-165 kDa due to glycosylation.

> 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE

Measured by its binding ability in a functional ELISA. Immobilized human Leptin at 1.25 μg/ml (100 μl/well) can bind human Leptin receptor with a linear range of 0.032-4.0 μg/ml.