Gene Information
Gene NameLYPLA3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length412
Protein NamesPhospholipase A2 group XV (1-O-acylceramide synthase) (ACS) (LCAT-like lysophospholipase) (LLPL) (EC 3.1.1.5) (Lysophospholipase 3) (Lysosomal phospholipase A and acyltransferase) (EC 2.3.1.-, EC 3.1.1.32, EC 3.1.1.4) (Lysosomal phospholipase A2) (LPLA2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8NCC3
Gene CardPLA2G15
Uniprot IDQ8NCC3
PfamPF02450
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in blood plasma (at protein level) (PubMed:10092508, PubMed:20410020). Ubiquitous. Highly expressed in heart, placenta, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Detected at lower levels in spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and peripheral blood leukocytes (PubMed:10092508). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10092508, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20410020}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.08(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4X90  (X-ray  1.84A  4X91  (X-ray  2.30A  4X92  (X-ray  3.00A  4X93  (X-ray  2.60A  4X94  (X-ray  2.70A  4X95  (X-ray  3.08A  4X97  (X-ray  2.65A  6MTW  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23958596}. Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10092508, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20410020}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25727495};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25727495}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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