Gene Information
Gene NameLPIN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length896
Protein NamesPhosphatidate phosphatase LPIN2 (EC 3.1.3.4) (Lipin-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000101577 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ92539
Gene CardLPIN2
Uniprot IDQ92539
PfamPF16876; PF04571; PF08235
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.529243589)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LPIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LPIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LPIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LPIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lpin2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LPIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lpin2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LPIN2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLPIN3, LPIN1
ParalogsAP5Z1, LPIN3, LPIN1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in liver, lung, kidney, placenta, spleen, thymus, lymph node, prostate, testes, small intestine, and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15994876, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17158099}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs80338807 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250}. Note=Translocates to endoplasmic reticulum membrane with increasing levels of oleate. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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