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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Disease related genes Enzymes Human disease related genes Metabolic proteins Plasma proteins Potential drug targets
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
2
Cytoband
p25.1
Chromosome location (bp)
11677595 - 11827409
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Acts as a magnesium-dependent phosphatidate phosphatase enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of phosphatidic acid to diacylglycerol during triglyceride, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis and therefore controls the metabolism of fatty acids at different levels 1,2,3,4. Is involved in adipocyte differentiation (By similarity). Recruited at the mitochondrion outer membrane and is involved in mitochondrial fission by converting phosphatidic acid to diacylglycerol (By similarity). Acts also as nuclear transcriptional coactivator for PPARGC1A/PPARA regulatory pathway to modulate lipid metabolism gene expression (By similarity)....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Hydrolase
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
This gene encodes a magnesium-ion-dependent phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the penultimate step in triglyceride synthesis including the dephosphorylation of phosphatidic acid to yield diacylglycerol. Expression of this gene is required for adipocyte differentiation and it also functions as a nuclear transcriptional coactivator with some peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors to modulate expression of other genes involved in lipid metabolism. Mutations in this gene are associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, acute recurrent rhabdomyolysis, and autosomal recessive acute recurrent myoglobinuria (ARARM). This gene is also a candidate for several human lipodystrophy syndromes. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2017]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins DeepTMHMM predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0006357[regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0008195[phosphatidate phosphatase activity] GO:0009062[fatty acid catabolic process] GO:0019432[triglyceride biosynthetic process]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins SCAMPI predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0006357[regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0008195[phosphatidate phosphatase activity] GO:0009062[fatty acid catabolic process] GO:0019432[triglyceride biosynthetic process]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Human disease related genes Congenital disorders of metabolism Congenital disorders of lipid/glycolipid metabolism Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0003713[transcription coactivator activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005635[nuclear envelope] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005741[mitochondrial outer membrane] GO:0005783[endoplasmic reticulum] GO:0005789[endoplasmic reticulum membrane] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0006357[regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0006629[lipid metabolic process] GO:0006631[fatty acid metabolic process] GO:0006642[triglyceride mobilization] GO:0006654[phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process] GO:0007077[mitotic nuclear membrane disassembly] GO:0008195[phosphatidate phosphatase activity] GO:0009062[fatty acid catabolic process] GO:0016020[membrane] GO:0016787[hydrolase activity] GO:0019432[triglyceride biosynthetic process] GO:0031100[animal organ regeneration] GO:0031642[negative regulation of myelination] GO:0031965[nuclear membrane] GO:0032869[cellular response to insulin stimulus] GO:0044255[cellular lipid metabolic process] GO:0045740[positive regulation of DNA replication] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0046473[phosphatidic acid metabolic process] GO:0120162[positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis] GO:1903741[negative regulation of phosphatidate phosphatase activity]