Gene description for Lep
Gene name	leptin
Gene symbol	Lep
Other names/aliases	OB obese
Species	Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description of studies that identified Lep in Serum
1 Experiment ID 208 Identified molecule mrna Extracellular vesicle type Microvesicles MISEV EVs Identification method RT-PCR PubMed ID 21435393    Organism Rattus norvegicus Experiment description Microvesicles released from rat adipocytes and harboring glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins transfer RNA stimulating lipid synthesis Authors MüG, Schneider M, Biemer-Daub G, Wied S. Journal name Cell Signal Publication year 2011 Sample Serum Sample name Serum - Normal Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Sucrose density gradient Immunobeads (Gce1/CD73) Flotation density 1.12-1.22 g/mL Molecules identified in the study mRNA miRNA Methods used in the study RT-PCR EV-TRACK EV110050: EV-METRIC:43%, 29%