FUNCTION: Important adipokine involved in the control of fat metabolism and insulin sensitivity, with direct anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory activities. Stimulates AMPK phosphorylation and activation in the liver and the skeletal muscle, enhancing glucose utilization and fatty-...
FUNCTION: Important adipokine involved in the control of fat metabolism and insulin sensitivity, with direct anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory activities. Stimulates AMPK phosphorylation and activation in the liver and the skeletal muscle, enhancing glucose utilization and fatty-acid combustion. Antagonizes TNF-alpha by negatively regulating its expression in various tissues such as liver and macrophages, and also by counteracting its effects. Inhibits endothelial NF-kappa-B signaling through a cAMP-dependent pathway. May play a role in cell growth, angiogenesis and tissue remodeling by binding and sequestering various growth factors with distinct binding affinities, depending on the type of complex, LMW, MMW or HMW. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11479627}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
brown fat cell differentiation [GO:0050873]; cellular response to cAMP [GO:0071320]; cellular response to epinephrine stimulus [GO:0071872]; cellular response to insulin stimulus [GO:0032869]; cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus [GO:0071466]; circadian rhythm [GO:0007623]; detection of oxidativ...
brown fat cell differentiation [GO:0050873]; cellular response to cAMP [GO:0071320]; cellular response to epinephrine stimulus [GO:0071872]; cellular response to insulin stimulus [GO:0032869]; cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus [GO:0071466]; circadian rhythm [GO:0007623]; detection of oxidative stress [GO:0070994]; fatty acid beta-oxidation [GO:0006635]; fatty acid oxidation [GO:0019395]; gene expression [GO:0010467]; generation of precursor metabolites and energy [GO:0006091]; glucose homeostasis [GO:0042593]; glucose metabolic process [GO:0006006]; low-density lipoprotein particle clearance [GO:0034383]; negative regulation of blood pressure [GO:0045776]; negative regulation of cell migration [GO:0030336]; negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis [GO:0120163]; negative regulation of DNA biosynthetic process [GO:2000279]; negative regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade [GO:0070373]; negative regulation of fat cell differentiation [GO:0045599]; negative regulation of gluconeogenesis [GO:0045721]; negative regulation of granulocyte differentiation [GO:0030853]; negative regulation of heterotypic cell-cell adhesion [GO:0034115]; negative regulation of hormone secretion [GO:0046888]; negative regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling [GO:0043124]; negative regulation of inflammatory response [GO:0050728]; negative regulation of intracellular protein transport [GO:0090317]; negative regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor activity [GO:1905598]; negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation [GO:0010745]; negative regulation of macrophage differentiation [GO:0045650]; negative regulation of MAP kinase activity [GO:0043407]; negative regulation of metanephric mesenchymal cell migration [GO:2000590]; negative regulation of phagocytosis [GO:0050765]; negative regulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha signaling pathway [GO:2000584]; negative regulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway [GO:0010642]; negative regulation of protein autophosphorylation [GO:0031953]; negative regulation of receptor binding [GO:1900121]; negative regulation of synaptic transmission [GO:0050805]; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated [GO:0045892]; negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway [GO:0010804]; negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production [GO:0032720]; negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell migration [GO:1904753]; negative regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation [GO:1904706]; positive regulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity [GO:2000481]; positive regulation of cholesterol efflux [GO:0010875]; positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis [GO:0120162]; positive regulation of fatty acid metabolic process [GO:0045923]; positive regulation of glucose import [GO:0046326]; positive regulation of glycogen (starch) synthase activity [GO:2000467]; positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling [GO:0043123]; positive regulation of interleukin-8 production [GO:0032757]; positive regulation of lipid transporter activity [GO:0110113]; positive regulation of metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell development [GO:2000478]; positive regulation of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 production [GO:0071639]; positive regulation of myeloid cell apoptotic process [GO:0033034]; positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation [GO:0050731]; positive regulation of protein kinase A signaling [GO:0010739]; positive regulation of protein phosphorylation [GO:0001934]; positive regulation of renal albumin absorption [GO:2000534]; positive regulation of signal transduction [GO:0009967]; protein localization to plasma membrane [GO:0072659]; regulation of glucose metabolic process [GO:0010906]; response to activity [GO:0014823]; response to bacterium [GO:0009617]; response to ethanol [GO:0045471]; response to glucocorticoid [GO:0051384]; response to glucose [GO:0009749]; response to hypoxia [GO:0001666]; response to linoleic acid [GO:0070543]; response to nutrient [GO:0007584]; response to sucrose [GO:0009744]; response to tumor necrosis factor [GO:0034612]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
cytokine activity [GO:0005125]; hormone activity [GO:0005179]; identical protein binding [GO:0042802]; protein homodimerization activity [GO:0042803]; sialic acid binding [GO:0033691]; signaling receptor binding [GO:0005102]...
cytokine activity [GO:0005125]; hormone activity [GO:0005179]; identical protein binding [GO:0042802]; protein homodimerization activity [GO:0042803]; sialic acid binding [GO:0033691]; signaling receptor binding [GO:0005102]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
cell surface [GO:0009986]; collagen-containing extracellular matrix [GO:0062023]; collagen trimer [GO:0005581]; endoplasmic reticulum [GO:0005783]; extracellular region [GO:0005576]; extracellular space [GO:0005615]...
cell surface [GO:0009986]; collagen-containing extracellular matrix [GO:0062023]; collagen trimer [GO:0005581]; endoplasmic reticulum [GO:0005783]; extracellular region [GO:0005576]; extracellular space [GO:0005615]
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