Gene Information
Gene NameLIPN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length398
Protein NamesLipase member N (EC 3.1.1.-) (Lipase-like abhydrolase domain-containing protein 4)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000204020 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ5VXI9
Gene CardLIPN
Uniprot IDQ5VXI9
PfamPF00561
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.951170068)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LIPN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LIPN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LIPN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LIPN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lipn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LIPN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lipn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LIPN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsLIPJ, LIPM, LIPF, LIPK, LIPA
Tissueskin
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the epidermis in the granular keratinocytes. Also detected in other tissues, although at much lower levels, including lung and spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17562024, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21439540}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs10788611 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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