Gene Information
Gene NamePLPPR4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length763
Protein NamesPhospholipid phosphatase-related protein type 4 (Brain-specific phosphatidic acid phosphatase-like protein 1) (Inactive 2-lysophosphatidate phosphatase PLPPR4) (Lipid phosphate phosphatase-related protein type 4) (Plasticity-related gene 1 protein) (PRG-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000117600 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z2D5
Gene CardPLPPR4
Uniprot IDQ7Z2D5
PfamPF01569
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.077617281)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLPPR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLPPR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLPPR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLPPR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plppr4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLPPR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Plppr4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLPPR4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPLPPR2, PLPPR3, PLPPR1
ParalogsPLPPR5, PLPPR1, PLPP3, PLPP4, PLPP2, PLPPR3, PLPPR2, PLPP1, PLPP5
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, caudate.nucleus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, nucleus.accumbens, pituitary.gland, putamen, substantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityExpressed by glutamatergic neurons (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26671989}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs712896  rs35285687  rs138327459 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic density membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26671989};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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