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Details on Person UniProt:Q60994 Adipoq

Class:IdReferenceGeneProduct:85163
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_timestamp2026-02-20 22:29:27
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commentFUNCTION Important adipokine involved in the control of fat metabolism and insulin sensitivity, with direct anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory activities. Stimulates AMPK phosphorylation and activation in the liver and the skeletal muscle, enhancing glucose utilization and fatty-acid combustion. Antagonizes TNF by negatively regulating its expression in various tissues such as liver and macrophages, and also by counteracting its effects. Inhibits endothelial NF-kappa-B signaling through a cAMP-dependent pathway. May play a role in cell growth, angiogenesis and tissue remodeling by binding and sequestering various growth factors with distinct binding affinities, depending on the type of complex, LMW, MMW or HMW.ACTIVITY REGULATION Polymerization and secretion of adiponectin is inhibited by succination of cysteine residues by the Krebs cycle intermediate fumarate, which leads to S-(2-succinyl)cysteine residues.SUBUNIT Homomultimer (PubMed:23209641). Forms trimers, hexamers and 12- to 18-mers. The trimers (low molecular weight complexes / LMW) are assembled via non-covalent interactions of the collagen-like domains in a triple helix and hydrophobic interactions within the globular C1q domain. Several trimers can associate to form disulfide-linked hexamers (middle molecular weight complexes / MMW) and larger complexes (higher molecular weight / HMW) (PubMed:23209641). The HMW-complex assembly is also modulated by the degree of lysine hydroxylation and glycosylation (PubMed:23209641). LMW, MMW and HMW complexes bind to HBEGF, MMW and HMW complexes bind to PDGFB, and HMW complex binds to FGF2. Interacts with CTRP9 via the C1q domain (heterotrimeric complex) (PubMed:18787108).INTERACTION Synthesized exclusively by adipocytes and secreted into plasma.INDUCTION During hormone-induced adipose differentiation and activated by insulin.PTM HMW complexes are more extensively glycosylated than smaller oligomers. Hydroxylation and glycosylation of the lysine residues within the collagen-like domain of adiponectin seem to be critically involved in regulating the formation and/or secretion of HMW complexes and consequently contribute to the insulin-sensitizing activity of adiponectin in hepatocytes.PTM O-glycosylated. Not N-glycosylated (By similarity) O-linked glycans on hydroxylysine residues consist of Glc-Gal disaccharides bound to the oxygen atom of post-translationally added hydroxyl groups (By similarity). O-linked glycosylation in the N-terminal is disialylated with the structure Neu5Acalpha2->8Neu5Acalpha2->3Gal. Sialylated by alpha 2,8-sialyltransferase III.PTM Succination of Cys-39 by the Krebs cycle intermediate fumarate, which leads to S-(2-succinyl)cysteine residues, inhibits polymerization and secretion of adiponectin. Adiponectin is a major target for succination in both adipocytes and adipose tissue of diabetic mice. It was proposed that succination of proteins is a biomarker of mitochondrial stress and accumulation of Krebs cycle intermediates in adipose tissue in diabetes and that succination of adiponectin may contribute to the decrease in plasma adiponectin in diabetes.MISCELLANEOUS HMW-complex blood contents are higher in females than in males, are increased in males by castration and decreased again upon subsequent testosterone treatment, which blocks HMW-complex secretion.
descriptionrecommendedName: Adiponectin alternativeName: 30 kDa adipocyte complement-related protein alternativeName: Adipocyte complement-related 30 kDa protein shortName: ACRP30 alternativeName: Adipocyte, C1q and collagen domain-containing protein alternativeName: Adipocyte-specific protein AdipoQ
geneNameAdipoq
Acdc
Acrp30
Apm1
identifierQ60994
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keyword3D-structure
Collagen
Direct protein sequencing
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Hormone
Hydroxylation
Reference proteome
Repeat
Secreted
Signal
modified[InstanceEdit:143527] Schmidt, EE, 2004-11-12 07:45:10
[InstanceEdit:217385] Schmidt, EE, 2008-03-27 06:23:53
[InstanceEdit:354386] Schmidt, EE, 2008-06-18 04:45:12
[InstanceEdit:384350] Kanapin, AA, 2008-11-26 14:00:39
[InstanceEdit:392885] Kanapin, AA, 2009-03-09 12:07:18
[InstanceEdit:400710] Schmidt, EE, 2009-03-25 05:33:35
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[InstanceEdit:937368] Yung, CK
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[InstanceEdit:1551960] Weiser, JD
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[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9983091] Weiser, Joel, 2026-02-20
nameAdipoq
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
secondaryIdentifierADIPO_MOUSE
Q62400
Q6GTX4
Q9DC68
sequenceLength247
species[Species:48892] Mus musculus
(referenceEntity)[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:9917963] Adipoq [extracellular region] [Mus musculus]
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