
Leptinisaproductofthemouseobesegene.Micewithmutationsintheobesegenethatblockthesynthesisofleptinareobeseanddiabeticandhavereducedactivity,metabolism,andbodytemperature.Ratleptinsharesapproximately96%and82%sequenceidentitywiththemouseandhumanprotein,respectively.TheexpressionofleptinmRNAisrestrictedtoadiposetissue.
Leptinreceptor(OBR),alsonamedB219,isatypeIcytokinereceptorfamilyproteinwithsignificantaminoacidsequenceidentitywithgp130,G-CSFreceptor,andtheLIFreceptor.MultipleisoformsofhumanandmouseOBR,includingalongform(OBRL)withalargecytoplasmicdomaincapableofsignal-transduction,andseveralreceptorisoformswithshortcytoplasmicdomains(OBRS)lackingsignaltransducingcapabilities,havebeenidentified.
Image:LeptinReceptorStaining of Cryostattissuesectionsofratbrain withHRP-DAB (brown)andHaematoxylin(blue).
OtherReagentstoConsider:
Leptin-Goat
LeptinMouseMonoclonal
LeptinReceptorforFlowCytometry
DiabetesandObesityAntibodies
LepRb/OBRb
AllDiabetesandObesityAntibodies
AllDiabetesandObesityProteins