Gene Information
Gene NamePLIN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length437
Protein NamesPerilipin-2 (Adipophilin) (Adipose differentiation-related protein) (ADRP)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000147872 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ99541
Gene CardPLIN2
Uniprot IDQ99541
PfamPF03036
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.105505535)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plin2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Plin2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPLIN3, PLIN1, PLIN5
ParalogsPLIN5, PLIN4, PLIN3, PLIN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMilk lipid globules. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9003395}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35568725 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P43883};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P43883}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:34077757, ECO:0000305|PubMed:26357594}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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