Recombinant Human Protein delta homolog 1 (DLK1), Truncated

Uniprot Id

P80370

Target Species

Human

Target Name

DLK1

Target Full Name

Protein delta homolog 1

Target Function

May have a role in neuroendocrine differentiation.

Target Subcellular Location

Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cytoplasm.

Target Tissue Specificity

Found within the stromal cells in close contact to the vascular structure of placental villi, yolk sac, fetal liver, adrenal cortex and pancreas and in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the adult pancreas. Found also in some forms of neuroendo

Target Research Area

Neuroscience

Target Synonyms

Adipocyte differentiation inhibitor protein; Brevideltin; Delta like 1 homolog; Delta like homolog; Delta like protein; Delta1; DLK 1; DLK; DLK-1; DLK1; DLK1_HUMAN; FA 1; FA1; Fetal antigen 1; pG2; Preadipocyte factor 1; Pref 1; Pref; Pref1; Protein delta homolog 1; Secredeltin; ZOG

Target Background

This gene encodes a transmembrane protein that contains multiple epidermal growth factor repeats that functions as a regulator of cell growth. The encoded protein is involved in the differentiation of several cell types including adipocytes. This gene is located in a region of chromosome 14 frequently showing unparental disomy, and is imprinted and expressed from the paternal allele. A single nucleotide variant in this gene is associated with child and adolescent obesity and shows polar overdominance, where heterozygotes carrying an active paternal allele express the phenotype, while mutant homozygotes are normal.