A 12.5-kDa cysteine-rich adipose tissue-specific secretory factor (ADSF/resistin) is a novel
secreted protein rich in serine and cysteine residues with a unique cysteine repeat motif of
CX 12 CX 8 CXCX 3 CX 10 CXCXCX 9 CC. A single 0.8-kilobase mRNA coding for this
protein was found in various murine white adipose tissues including inguinal and
epididymal fats and also in brown adipose tissue but not in any other tissues examined. Two
species of mRNAs with sizes of 1.4 and 0.8 kilobases were found in rat adipose tissue …