Gene Information
Gene NameLIPA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length399
Protein NamesLysosomal acid lipase/cholesteryl ester hydrolase (Acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase) (LAL) (EC 3.1.1.13) (Cholesteryl esterase) (Lipase A) (Sterol esterase)
Target Namelysosomal acid lipase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000107798 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP38571
Gene CardLIPA
Uniprot IDP38571
PfamPF00561
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.033808676)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LIPA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LIPA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LIPA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LIPA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lipa ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LIPA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lipa ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LIPA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsLIPJ, LIPM, LIPF, LIPK, LIPN
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMost abundantly expressed in brain, lung, kidney and mammary gland, a moderate expression seen in placenta and expressed at low levels in the liver and heart. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8112342}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6V7N  (X-ray  2.62A 
DBSNP rs1051338  rs1051339  rs17850891  rs1423914418  rs1423914418  rs121965086  rs2228159 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q64194}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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