Purity: > 90% by SDS - PAGE Format: 20mM Tris pH 8.0, 1mM DTT, 10% Glycerol. Adiponectin is an adipocyte specific secreted protein that circulates in the plasma. It is induced during adipocyte differentiation and its secretion is stimulated by insulin. Mouse adiponectin shares about 83% amino acid identity with that human. Adiponectin plays a role in various physiological processes such as energy homeostasis and obesity. Adiponectin is reduced in obese humans, and decreased level is associated with insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. Recombinant mouse adiponectin, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E.coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques.