Gene Information
Gene NameRETN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length108
Protein NamesResistin (Adipose tissue-specific secretory factor) (ADSF) (C/EBP-epsilon-regulated myeloid-specific secreted cysteine-rich protein) (Cysteine-rich secreted protein A12-alpha-like 2) (Cysteine-rich secreted protein FIZZ3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000104918 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9HD89
Gene CardRETN
Uniprot IDQ9HD89
PfamPF06954
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.11812464)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RETN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RETN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ RETN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Retn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ RETN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Retn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ RETN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRETNLB
Tissuebone.marrow, lung, spleen, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in white adipose tissue (at protein level) (PubMed:11201732). Widely expressed, with particularly strong expression in lung, bone marrow, breast and peripheral blood (PubMed:15248836). Expressed strongly in bone marrow and at lower levels in lung, but not detected in other tissues (PubMed:15064728). Isoform 2 is detected in adipose tissue, bone marrow, brain, lung, peripheral blood, placenta and thymus (PubMed:15248836). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11201732, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15064728, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15248836}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99P87}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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