Protein Name phospholipid phosphatase related 4
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 9890
Gene Symbol

PLPPR4

UniProt Q7Z2D5 (PLPR4_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 14
Total Number of Articles : 7
Description

phospholipid phosphatase related 4

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the lipid phosphate phosphatase (LPP) family. LPPs catalyze the dephosphorylation of a number of bioactive lipid mediators that regulate a variety of cell functions. This protein is specifically expressed in neurons. It is located in the membranes of outgrowing axons and has been shown to be important for axonal outgrowth during development and regenerative sprouting. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

synonyms
  • phospholipid phosphatase-related protein type 4
  • 2-lysophosphatidate phosphatase PLPPR4
  • brain-specific phosphatidic acid phosphatase-like protein 1
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