Gene Information
Gene NameLIPE
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1076
Protein NamesHormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) (EC 3.1.1.79) (Monoacylglycerol lipase LIPE) (EC 3.1.1.23) (Retinyl ester hydrolase) (REH)
Target Namehormone sensitive lipase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000079435 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ05469
Gene CardLIPE
Uniprot IDQ05469
PfamPF07859; PF06350
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.444793544)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LIPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LIPE ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LIPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LIPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lipe ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LIPE ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lipe ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LIPE ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueadipose.tissue, testis
Tissue SpecificityTestis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8812477}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16975750  rs34080774  rs34348028  rs16975748  rs34996020  rs3745238  rs35938529  rs33921216  rs7246232 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17026959}. Membrane, caveola {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16803459, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17026959}. Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17026959}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P54310}. Note=Found in the high-density caveolae. Translocates to the cytoplasm from the caveolae upon insulin stimulation (PubMed:17026959). Phosphorylation by AMPK reduces its translocation towards the lipid droplets (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P54310, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17026959}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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