perilipin-2; adipophilin; adipose differentiation-related protein; ADRP (PLIN2, ADFP)

Function

• role in development & maintenance of adipose tissue (putative)
• acylated; primarily with C14, C16 & C18 fatty acids

Structure

belongs to the perilipin family

Compartment

membrane; peripheral membrane protein

Expression

milk lipid globules

More general terms

• perilipin; lipid droplet-associated protein (PLIN)
• membrane protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=123
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:123
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/103195
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q99541.html