Adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ADIPOR2gene.[5] It is a member of the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, and is also known as PAQR2.[6]
The adiponectin receptors, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, serve as receptors for globular and full-length adiponectin and mediate increased AMPK and PPAR-α ligand activities, as well as fatty acid oxidation and glucose uptake by adiponectin.[5] In 2016, the University of Tokyo announced that it would launch an investigation into claims of fabrication of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 identification data, as accused by an anonymous person/group called Ordinary_researchers.[7]
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