Early Placenta Insulin-Like Peptide (INSL4) Reagents

Early placenta insulin-like peptide

May play an important role in trophoblast development and in the regulation of bone formation.

Secreted.

Insulin family

Expressed in placenta, uterus and in fetal perichondrium. Expression levels were increased in both early placentas and molar pregnancies and were reduced in choriocarcinoma cells.

early placenta insulin like peptide (EPIL) ; Early placenta insulin like peptide A chain; Early placenta insulin like peptide; Early placenta insulin like peptide B chain; Early placenta insulin-like peptide A chain; EPIL; INSL4; INSL4_HUMAN; insulin like 4 ; insulin like 4 (placenta); Insulin like peptide 4; Insulin-like peptide 4; OTTHUMP00000021025; Placentin

INSL4 encodes the insulin-like 4 protein, a member of the insulin superfamily. INSL4 encodes a precursor that undergoes post-translational cleavage to produce 3 polypeptide chains, A-C, that form tertiary structures composed of either all three chains, or just the A and B chains. Expression of INSL4 products occurs within the early placental cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast.