Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
9370
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Adiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
ADIPOQ
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
ACDC, ACRP30, ADIPQTL1, ADPN, APM-1, APM1, GBP28
Chromosome Chromosome number
3
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
3q27.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene is expressed in adipose tissue exclusively. It encodes a protein with similarity to collagens X and VIII and complement factor C1q. The encoded protein circulates in the plasma and is involved with metabolic and hormonal processes. Mutations in
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs876661321 G>T Risk-factor Upstream transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT691125 hsa-miR-383-3p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT691124 hsa-miR-6087 HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT691123 hsa-miR-214-5p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT691122 hsa-miR-6811-3p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT691121 hsa-miR-3656 HITS-CLIP 23313552
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
PPARG Activation 20484463
PPARG Unknown 18373719;19833717
SP1 Activation 12378384
TFAP2B Repression 19325541
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001666 Process Response to hypoxia IEA
GO:0001934 Process Positive regulation of protein phosphorylation IDA 18431508
GO:0005102 Function Signaling receptor binding ISS 12368907
GO:0005125 Function Cytokine activity NAS 12611609
GO:0005179 Function Hormone activity IDA 11222466
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605441 13633 ENSG00000181092
Protein
UniProt ID Q15848
Protein name Adiponectin (30 kDa adipocyte complement-related protein) (Adipocyte complement-related 30 kDa protein) (ACRP30) (Adipocyte, C1q and collagen domain-containing protein) (Adipose most abundant gene transcript 1 protein) (apM-1) (Gelatin-binding protein)
Protein 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 mus
PDB 4DOU , 6U66 , 6U6N
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01391 Collagen 37 108 Collagen triple helix repeat (20 copies) Repeat
PF00386 C1q 114 239 C1q domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Synthesized exclusively by adipocytes and secreted into plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8947845}.
Sequence
Sequence length 244
Interactions View interactions