Gene Information
Gene NamePNPLA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length504
Protein NamesPatatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 2 (EC 3.1.1.3) (Adipose triglyceride lipase) (Calcium-independent phospholipase A2-zeta) (iPLA2-zeta) (EC 3.1.1.4) (Desnutrin) (Pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor) (PEDF-R) (TTS2.2) (Transport-secretion protein 2) (TTS2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000177666 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ96AD5
Gene CardPNPLA2
Uniprot IDQ96AD5
PfamPF01734
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.265884826)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PNPLA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PNPLA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PNPLA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PNPLA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pnpla2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PNPLA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pnpla2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPNPLA4, PNPLA3, PNPLA1, PNPLA5
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighest expression in adipose tissue. Also detected in heart, skeletal muscle, and portions of the gastrointestinal tract. Detected in normal retina and retinoblastoma cells. Detected in retinal pigment epithelium and, at lower intensity, in the inner segments of photoreceptors and in the ganglion cell layer of the neural retina (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15550674, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16150821, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16249444, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17032652}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.003490(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs121918259  rs140612115  rs140201358  rs1138693 
Subcellular location [CC]Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16239926, ECO:0000269|PubMed:34903883}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17032652};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8BJ56}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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