PNLIPRP2

Pancreatic Lipase Related Protein 2

Gene Information Card

Symbol PNLIPRP2
Full Name Pancreatic Lipase Related Protein 2
Gene Type protein-coding
Chromosomal Location 10q25.3
NCBI Gene ID 5408 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/5408
Ensembl ID ENSG00000115594
UniProt ID P54315
OMIM ID 604423
HGNC ID 9156
Aliases PLRP2, PNLIPRP2

Description

PNLIPRP2 encodes pancreatic lipase related protein 2, a member of the pancreatic lipase gene family. This enzyme is involved in dietary lipid digestion, specifically hydrolyzing triglycerides, phospholipids, and galactolipids. It is expressed in the pancreas and plays a role in neonatal fat digestion and in conditions of pancreatic insufficiency.

Disease Associations

Disease category Pathophysiological mechanism Genomic evidence
Pancreatitis Altered lipase activity may contribute to pancreatic inflammation ClinVar, OMIM
Pancreatic Cancer Dysregulation of PNLIPRP2 expression observed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma COSMIC, NCBI

Expression Profile

Tissue Expression
Tissue nTPM level
Pancreas 68.5 High
Salivary Gland 3.2 Low
Stomach 1.1 Low
Small Intestine 0.8 Not detected
Liver 0.3 Not detected
Cell Line Expression
Cell Line nTPM Notes
PANC-1 12.4 Pancreatic cancer cell line
MIA PaCa-2 8.7 Pancreatic cancer cell line
BxPC-3 15.1 Pancreatic cancer cell line
HeLa 0.2 Cervical cancer cell line, low expression
Data source:Human Protein Atlas(proteinatlas.org)

Mutations & Variants

Hotspot Mutations
Variant Type Frequency Functional Description
c.331C>T (p.Arg111Cys) Missense Rare Unknown functional effect
c.758G>A (p.Arg253His) Missense Rare Unknown functional effect
Mutation functional classification

Loss of Function (LOF)

Not well characterized; no confirmed loss-of-function variants reported in ClinVar.

Gain of Function (GOF)

Not reported.

Dominant Negative (DN)

Not reported.

Pathways

Dietary lipid digestion and absorption (Reactome: R-HSA-192456)
Lipid digestion
mobilization
and transport (KEGG: hsa04975)

Protein Summary

Pancreatic lipase related protein 2 (PLRP2) is a 469-amino acid secreted enzyme with a molecular weight of approximately 52 kDa. It contains a conserved lipase domain and requires colipase for full activity. Unlike classical pancreatic lipase, PLRP2 exhibits broader substrate specificity, including phospholipids and galactolipids. It is particularly important for lipid digestion in neonates and in conditions of pancreatic insufficiency.

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