Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3) also known as adiponutrin (ADPN), acylglycerol O-acyltransferase or calcium-independent phospholipase A2-epsilon (iPLA2-epsilon) is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''PNPLA3''
gene
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.
Function
Adiponutrin is a triacylglycerol
lipase
Lipase ( ) is a family of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats. Some lipases display broad substrate scope including esters of cholesterol, phospholipids, and of lipid-soluble vitamins and sphingomyelinases; however, these are usually tr ...
that mediates
triacylglycerol
A triglyceride (TG, triacylglycerol, TAG, or triacylglyceride) is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids (from ''tri-'' and ''glyceride'').
Triglycerides are the main constituents of body fat in humans and other vertebrates, as we ...
hydrolysis in
adipocyte
Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Adipocytes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells which give rise to adipocytes through adipogenesis. I ...
s. The encoded protein, which appears to be membrane bound, may be involved in the balance of energy usage/storage in adipocytes.
Genomics
The gene is located on the long arm of
chromosome 22
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at band 13.31 (22q13.31). It lies on the Watson (plus) strand and is 40,750 bases in length.
Upstream of the gene, putative binding sites for several transcription factors have been identified. These include
PPAR-gamma
Peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ or PPARG), also known as the glitazone reverse insulin resistance
receptor, or NR1C3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 3) is a type II nuclear receptor functioning as a tra ...
,
POU2F1
POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''POU2F1'' gene.
Interactions
POU2F1 has been shown to interact with:
* EPRS,
* Glucocorticoid receptor,
* Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase,
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, and
POU2F2
POU or pou may refer to:
People
* Pou (surname), a surname
* Chu Pou (303–350), Chinese general and politician
* Pou Temara (born 1948), New Zealand Māori academic
Codes
* POU, IATA airport code and FAA location identifier for Hudson Valley Re ...
. If any of these transcriptions factors are actually involved in the regulation of this gene is not known at present.
Biochemistry
The recommended name for the gene product is patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3. It is a Single-pass type II membrane protein and is a multifunctional enzyme with both triacylglycerol lipase and acylglycerol O-acyltransferase activities. It is involved in the triacylglycerol hydrolysis in adipocytes and may play a role in energy metabolism.
The mature protein is 481 amino acids in length and the predicted molecular weight is 52.865 kiloDaltons (kDa). Two of the isoforms have been described, but the functional significance - if any - of these forms is not known.
Clinical relevance
An association between alcoholic liver disease in
caucasian
Caucasian may refer to:
Anthropology
*Anything from the Caucasus region
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** ''Caucasian Exarchate'' (1917–1920), an ecclesiastical exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Caucasus region
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Languages
* Northwest Caucasian l ...
s and variations in this gene has been confirmed.
A mutation of isoleucine to methionine (I
TCM
TG SNP rs738409 has been confirmed to increase susceptibility to non-alcoholic liver disease and also to have effects in diabetes.
References
Further reading
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