Adipose differentiation-related protein

Perilipin 2
Identifiers
Symbols PLIN2 ; ADFP; ADRP
External IDs OMIM: 103195 MGI: 87920 HomoloGene: 872 GeneCards: PLIN2 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 123 11520
Ensembl ENSG00000147872 ENSMUSG00000028494
UniProt Q99541 P43883
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001122 NM_007408
RefSeq (protein) NP_001113 NP_031434
Location (UCSC) Chr 9:
19.11 – 19.15 Mb
Chr 4:
86.65 – 86.67 Mb
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Adipose differentiation-related protein, also known as perilipin 2 (PLIN2), ADRP or adipophilin, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ADFP gene.[1]

Function

Adipocyte differentiation-related protein is associated with the globule surface membrane material. This protein is a major constituent of the globule surface. Increase in mRNA levels is one of the earliest indications of adipocyte differentiation.[1]

Pre-adipocytes are undifferentiated fibroblasts that can be stimulated to form adipocytes. Recent studies shed light into potential molecular mechanisms in the fate determination of pre-asipocytes although the exact lineage of adipocyte is still unclear.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: ADFP adipose differentiation-related protein".
  2. "Scientists closer to finding what causes the birth of a fat cell". ScienceDaily.
  3. Coskun, Huseyin; Summerfield, Taryn LS; Kniss, Douglas A; Friedman, Avner (2010). "Mathematical modeling of preadipocyte fate determination". Journal of Theoretical Biology 265 (1): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.047. PMID 20385145..

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