The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Resistin across different species:

resistin (RETN), resistin (Retn), resistin (LOC100339860)

Other aliases include:

ADSF, RSTN, XCP1, FIZZ3, RETN1, MGC126603, MGC126609, Rstn, Xcp4, Fizz3, RETN

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Resistin:

resistin – found in inflammatory zone 3 – C/EBP-epsilon regulated myeloid-specific secreted cysteine-rich protein precursor 1 – adipocyte-specific secretory factor – cysteine-rich secreted protein FIZZ3 – adipose tissue-specific secretory factor – adipose-specific cysteine-rich secreted protein A12-alpha – adipocyte specific secreted hormone

Resistin fulfills a number of functions:

hormone activity

Resistin is relevant to the following processes:

biological_process – fat cell differentiation – response to insulin stimulus

Locations for Resistin:

extracellular region – extracellular space – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology