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FLASH GENE

Symbol

PLIN4

contributors: mct/npt - updated : 10-02-2010

HGNC name	perilipin 4
HGNC id	29393

FLASH GENE DNA RNA EXPRESSION PROTEIN DISORDER ANIMAL & CELL MODELS

DNA

TYPE	functioning gene
STRUCTURE	15.53 kb     6 Exon(s)

MAPPING

cloned

Y

linked

N

status

provisional

RNA

TRANSCRIPTS	type	messenger

identification nb exons type bp product Protein kDa AA specific expression Year Pubmed NM_001080400 6 - 6353 NP_001073869 134 1357 - Wolins (2003)

EXPRESSION

Type

expressed in	(based on citations)
organ(s)	System Organ level 1 Organ level 2 Organ level 3 Organ level 4 Level Pubmed Species Stage Rna symbol Reproductive female system breast mammary gland   highly

tissue

System Tissue Tissue level 1 Tissue level 2 Level Pubmed Species Stage Rna symbol Connective adipose     predominantly

cell lineage

cell lines

fluid/secretion

at STAGE

PROTEIN

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

STRUCTURE

motifs/domains

HOMOLOGY

Homologene

FAMILY

perilipin family

CATEGORY

unknown/unspecified

SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION

basic FUNCTION

unknown

CELLULAR PROCESS

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS

PATHWAY

metabolism

signaling

a component

INTERACTION

DNA

RNA

small molecule

protein

cell & other

REGULATION

ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

corresponding disease(s)

Susceptibility

to metabolic syndrome (MS)

Variant & Polymorphism other	minor A allele at PLIN4 was associated with higher risk of MS (Deram 2008)

Candidate gene

Marker

Therapy target

ANIMAL & CELL MODELS