PLTP (phospholipid transfer protein)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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5360 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Phospholipid transfer protein |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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PLTP |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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BPIFE, HDLCQ9 |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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20 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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20q13.12 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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The protein encoded by this gene is one of at least two lipid transfer proteins found in human plasma. The encoded protein transfers phospholipids from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins to high density lipoprotein (HDL). In addition to regulating the size of |
miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
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Protein | ||||||||||||||||
UniProt ID | P55058 | |||||||||||||||
Protein name | Phospholipid transfer protein (Lipid transfer protein II) | |||||||||||||||
Protein function | Mediates the transfer of phospholipids and free cholesterol from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (low density lipoproteins or LDL and very low density lipoproteins or VLDL) into high-density lipoproteins (HDL) as well as the exchange of phospholi | |||||||||||||||
Family and domains |
Pfam
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Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. Highest level of expression in the ovary, thymus and placenta, with moderate levels found in the pancreas, small intestine, testis, lung and prostrate. Low level expression in the kidney, liver and spleen, with very l | |||||||||||||||
Sequence | ||||||||||||||||
Sequence length | 493 | |||||||||||||||
Interactions | View interactions |
Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
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