Description
Total 160 AA. Mw: 18 KDa (calculated). N-terminal His-tag and TEV cleavage site, 28 extra AA (highlighted).
FABP-4, also termed adipocyte fatty-acid binding protein (A-FABP) or AP2, has been shown to play a key role in obesity and metabolic syndrome. A-FABP knockout mice are substantially protected from insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, despite of increased adipocity. In clinical studies, increased circulating A-FABP levels are found in obese subjects and associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, stroke, and carotid therosclerosis