Gene Information
Gene NamePLA2G1B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length148
Protein NamesPhospholipase A2 (EC 3.1.1.4) (Group IB phospholipase A2) (Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase 1B)
Target Namephospholipase a2
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000170890 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP04054
Gene CardPLA2G1B
Uniprot IDP04054
PfamPF00068
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999680212)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLA2G1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLA2G1B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLA2G1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLA2G1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pla2g1b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLA2G1B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pla2g1b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLA2G1B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPLA2G10
ParalogsPLA2G2D, PLA2G2C, PLA2G2F, PLA2G10, PLA2G2A, PLA2G5, PLA2G2E, OC90
Tissuepancreas
Tissue SpecificitySelectively expressed in pancreas, lung, liver and kidney. Also detected at lower levels in ovary and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10681567}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.1(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3ELO  (X-ray  1.55A  6Q42  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs5632  rs5636  rs5635 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19297324}. Note=Secreted from pancreatic acinar cells in its inactive form.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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