SERPINA12

SERPINA12
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesSERPINA12, OL-64, serpin family A member 12
External IDsOMIM: 617471; MGI: 1915304; HomoloGene: 23588; GeneCards: SERPINA12; OMA:SERPINA12 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001304461
NM_173850
NM_001382267

NM_026535

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001291390
NP_776249
NP_001369196

NP_080811

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 94.49 – 94.52 MbChr 12: 104 – 104.01 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Serpin A12 (OL-64, Vaspin, Visceral adipose-specific serpin, Ser A12) is a glycoprotein that is a class A member of the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) family.[5] In humans, Serpin A12 is encoded by the SERPINA12 gene.[6]

First discovered in 2005, Serpin A12 was highly expressed in white adipose tissue of Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty Rats at the same time that the rats' obesity and insulin plasma levels reached a peak, at around 30 weeks old. Eventually, it was found to be expressed in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese humans, leading the protein to be linked with obesity, glucose metabolism, and insulin resistance.[6]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000165953Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000041567Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Kyrou I, Mattu HS, Chatha K, Randeva HS (2017). "Fat Hormones, Adipokines". Endocrinology of the Heart in Health and Disease. pp. 167–205. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803111-7.00007-5. ISBN 9780128031117.
  6. ^ a b "UniProtKB - Q8IW75 (SPA12_HUMAN)". UniProt. November 1, 2020. Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.