angiopoietin-related protein 6; angiopoietin-like protein 6; angiopoietin-related growth factor; angiopoietin-related protein 5 (ANGPTL6, AGF, ARP5, UNQ152/PRO178)

Function

• may play a role in the wound healing process
• may promote epidermal proliferation, remodeling & regeneration
• may promote chemotactic activity of endothelial cells & induce neovascularization
• may counteract high-fat diet-induced obesity & related insulin resistance through increased energy expenditure

Structure

• contains 1 fibrinogen C-terminal domain

Compartment

secreted (probable)

More general terms

• angiopoietin like
• secreted protein

Additional terms

• angiopoietin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=83854
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:83854
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/609336
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8NI99.html