Gene Information
Gene NamePLTP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length493
Protein NamesPhospholipid transfer protein (Lipid transfer protein II)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000100979 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP55058
Gene CardPLTP
Uniprot IDP55058
PfamPF01273; PF02886
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.32588495)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLTP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLTP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLTP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLTP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pltp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pltp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLTP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBPIFC
ParalogsBPI, LBP, BPIFC, CETP, BPIFB2, BPIFB6, BPIFB4, BPIFB3, BPIFA2, BPIFA1, BPIFA3, BPIFB1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Highest level of expression in the ovary, thymus and placenta, with moderate levels found in the pancreas, small intestine, testis, lung and prostrate. Low level expression in the kidney, liver and spleen, with very low levels found in the heart, colon, skeletal muscle, leukocytes and brain. Expressed in the cortical neurons. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19321130, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7654777}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11569636  rs56126980  rs144710772  rs6065903  rs11569675  rs1804161  rs1056929 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19321130}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19321130}. Note=Nuclear export is XPO1/CRM1-dependent. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19321130}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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