Gene Information
Gene NamePLIN1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length522
Protein NamesPerilipin-1 (Lipid droplet-associated protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000166819 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO60240
Gene CardPLIN1
Uniprot IDO60240
PfamPF03036
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.16544961)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLIN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLIN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLIN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLIN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plin1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLIN1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Plin1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPLIN3, PLIN5, PLIN2
ParalogsPLIN5, PLIN4, PLIN2, PLIN3
Tissueadipose.tissue, bone.marrow, greater.omentum, subcutaneous.adipose.tissue
Tissue SpecificityDetected in adipocytes from white adipose tissue (at protein level) (PubMed:27832861). Detected in visceral adipose tissue and mammary gland (PubMed:9521880). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27832861, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9521880}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6496589  rs17852910  rs58361219  rs8179071 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23399566}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23399566, ECO:0000305|PubMed:26357594}. Note=Lipid droplet surface-associated. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23399566}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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