Description
Product Characteristics:
Description: REG1A (regenerating islet-derived 1 alpha), also known as PTP, PSP, is a member of the Reg family of secreted proteins with a C-type lectin domain. REG1A is associated with islet cell regeneration and diabetogenesis and may be involved in pancreatic lithogenesis.Due to variable glycosylation, pancreatic REG1A exists as multiple species of 16 - 18 kDa. REG1A promotes the maintenance and growth of pancreatic islet β-cells and intestinal villi. It is upregulated in pancreatitis and some carcinomas. REG1A is an antigenic target in autoimmune diabetes.
Aliases: P19, PTP, PSP
Target Information: This gene is a type I subclass member of the Reg gene family. The Reg gene family is a multigene family grouped into four subclasses, types I, II, III and IV, based on the primary structures of the encoded proteins. This gene encodes a protein that is secreted by the exocrine pancreas. It is associated with islet cell regeneration and diabetogenesis and may be involved in pancreatic lithogenesis. Reg family members REG1B, REGL, PAP and this gene are tandemly clustered on chromosome 2p12 and may have arisen from the same ancestral gene by gene duplication. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]