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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Ligand-Binding Domain (human, recombinant)
Human PPAR gamma (isoform 1) ligand binding domain (amino acids residues 206 -477), expressed in E.coli containing a non-cleavable N-terminal His6-tag. MW = 32.4 kD.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma also known as NR1C3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 3) is a nuclear receptor encoded by the PPARG gene. This gene encodes a member of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subfamily of nuclear receptors. PPARs form heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs) and these heterodimers regulate transcription of various genes. PPAR gamma has been implicated in the pathology of numerous diseases including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer.
PPAR gamma influences the storage of fatty acids in adipose tissue and is part of the adipocyte differentiation program that induces the maturation of pre-adipocytes into fat cells. Most of the PPAR gamma target genes in adipose tissue are directly implicated in lipogenic pathways, including regulation of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP or AP2), acyl-CoA synthase and fatty acid transport protein (FATP). In addition, PPAR gamma is a direct target gene of the transcription factor sterol response element binding protein 1 (SREBP1) emphasizing the cooperative and additive functions between these two types of receptor.
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