Tissue Specificity | In adult, it is highly expressed in skeletal muscle, heart and brain. |
Post Translational Modifications | The extracellular domain is cleaved and released from the cell membrane. N-Glycosylated. |
Function | Irisin: Mediates beneficial effects of muscular exercise. Induces browning of white adipose tissue by stimulating UCP1 expression, at least in part, via the nuclear receptor PPARA. |
Protein Name | Fibronectin Type Iii Domain-Containing Protein 5Fibronectin Type Iii Repeat-Containing Protein 2Peroxisomal ProteinPep Cleaved Into - Irisin |
Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane ProteinPeroxisome MembraneSecretedImported In Peroxisomes Through The Pex5 Receptor PathwayIrisin: SecretedDetected In The Blood Of Individuals Subjected To Endurance Exercise |
Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Fibronectin Type Iii Domain-Containing Protein 5 antibodyAnti-Fibronectin Type Iii Repeat-Containing Protein 2 antibodyAnti-Peroxisomal Protein antibodyAnti-Pep Cleaved Into - Irisin antibodyAnti-Fndc5 antibodyAnti-Frcp2 antibodyAnti-Pep antibody |
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