Gene Information
Gene NamePLA2G5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length138
Protein NamesPhospholipase A2 group V (EC 3.1.1.4) (PLA2-10) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000127472 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP39877
Gene CardPLA2G5
Uniprot IDP39877
PfamPF00068
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.735156423)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLA2G5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLA2G5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLA2G5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLA2G5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pla2g5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLA2G5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pla2g5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPLA2G2D, PLA2G2C, PLA2G2F, PLA2G10, PLA2G2A, PLA2G2E, PLA2G1B, OC90
Tissueheart, ovary, placenta, testis
Tissue SpecificityHeart, placenta and less abundantly, in lung. Detected in the outer and inner plexiform layers of the retina (at protein level) (PubMed:22137173). Expressed in monocytes and macrophages (PubMed:25725101). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22137173, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25725101}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs387906795  rs387906796 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8300559}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97391}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, phagosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97391}. Recycling endosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97391}. Golgi apparatus, cis-Golgi network {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97391}. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P97391}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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