| 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 |
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| Cellular Localisation | Fibronectin Type Iii Domain-Containing Protein 5: Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Membrane ProteinPeroxisome MembraneImported Into Peroxisomes Through The Pex5 Receptor PathwayIrisin: SecretedDetected In Plasma Following Endurance Exercise |
| Alternative Protein Names | Fibronectin Type Iii Domain-Containing Protein 5 proteinFibronectin Type Iii Repeat-Containing Protein 2 proteinPeroxisomal Protein proteinPep Cleaved Into - Irisin proteinFndc5 proteinFrcp2 proteinPep protein |
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