Gene Information
Gene NamePLA2G2A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length144
Protein NamesPhospholipase A2, membrane associated (EC 3.1.1.4) (GIIC sPLA2) (Group IIA phospholipase A2) (Non-pancreatic secretory phospholipase A2) (NPS-PLA2) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase 2A)
Target Namephospholipase a2, membrane associated
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000188257 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP14555
Gene CardPLA2G2A
Uniprot IDP14555
PfamPF00068
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.020451683)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLA2G2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLA2G2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pla2g2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLA2G2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pla2g2a ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPLA2G2D, PLA2G2C, PLA2G2F, PLA2G10, PLA2G5, PLA2G2E, PLA2G1B, OC90
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in various tissues including heart, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, placenta, skeletal muscle, prostate, ovary, colon and small intestine. Not detected in lymphoid organs and brain (PubMed:10455175, PubMed:10681567). Expressed in platelets (at protein level) (PubMed:25082876). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10455175, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10681567, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25082876}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 1AYP  (X-ray  2.57A  1BBC  (X-ray  2.20A  1DB4  (X-ray  2.20A  1DB5  (X-ray  2.80A  1DCY  (X-ray  2.70A  1J1A  (X-ray  2.20A  1KQU  (X-ray  2.10A  1KVO  (X-ray  2.00A  1N28  (X-ray  1.50A  1N29  (X-ray  2.60A  1POD  (X-ray  2.10A  1POE  (X-ray  2.10A  3U8B  (X-ray  2.30A  3U8D  (X-ray  1.80A  3U8H  (X-ray  2.30A  3U8I  (X-ray  1.10A  5G3N  (X-ray  1.80A 
DBSNP rs11573162 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2925608, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2925633}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2775276};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Mitochondrion outer membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25082876};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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