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Symbol PNPLA6 contributors: npt/shn - updated : 25-09-2012
HGNC name patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 6
HGNC id 16268
Corresponding disease
SPG39 spastic paraplegia 39
Location 19p13.2      Physical location : 7.599.037 - 7.626.653
Synonym name
  • neuropathy target esterase
  • patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 6
  • Synonym symbol(s) NTE, sws, NTEMND, SPG39, iPLA2delta
    EC.number 3.1.1.5
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 27.61 kb     33 Exon(s)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status confirmed
    Map pter - D19S567 - D19S873 - PNPLA6 - D19S905 - D19S912 - cen
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    33 splicing 4490 146.08 1327 - -
    32 splicing 4526 - 1300 - -
    32 splicing 4591 - 1375 - -
    32 splicing 4478 - 1327 - -
    31 splicing 4407 - 1365 - -
    EXPRESSION
    Type ubiquitous
    constitutive of
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousbrain   highly
    Reproductivemale systemtestis  highly
    Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea  highly
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Blood / hematopoieticbone marrow  highly
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousneuron
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • four transmembrane domains and multiple potential sites for N and O linked glycosylation
  • three cyclic nucleotide-binding domains
  • conjugated GlycoP
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies ortholog to Pnpla6, Mus musculus
    ortholog to Pnpla6, Rattus norvegicus
    ortholog to PNPLA6, Pan troglodytes
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • patatin-like phospholipase family
  • NTE family
  • CATEGORY enzyme , regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum ,rough,smooth
    intracellular,nucleus
    text associated with the ER of hippocampal neurons
    basic FUNCTION
  • involved in the regulation of interactions between neurons and glia in the developing brain
  • contributing to neurogdegenerative disease characterized by vacuolation and neuronal loss
  • play a role in neurite outgrowth and process elongation during neurodifferentiation
  • may be involved in intracellular membrane trafficking
  • important role in motor neuron development and implicated overexpression of BMP signaling
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism lipid/lipoprotein
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    inhibited by protein kinase C activation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) stimulation
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) SPG39
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional   LOH    
    in vacuolar pathology of the nervous system
    Susceptibility to organophosphorus compound-induced delayed neuropathy
    Variant & Polymorphism other mutation increasing the risk of organophosphorus compound-induced delayed neuropathy
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Nte(-/-) mice die after embryonic day 8, and Nte(+/-) mice have lower activity of Nte in the brain and higher mortality when exposed to the Nte-inhibiting compound ethyl octylphosphonofluoridate
  • Heterozygous NTE(+/-) mice displayed a 50% reduction in NTE activity but underwent normal organ development while NTE(-/-) mice died at embryonic day 9 postcoitum
  • PNPLA6 insufficiency using morpholino oligonucleotide knockdown in zebrafish results in developmental abnormalities and motor neuron defects including axon truncation and branching