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LIPI

Gene
LIPI
Protein
Lipase member I
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
460 amino acids
Function
Hydrolyzes specifically phosphatidic acid (PA) to produce 2-acyl lysophosphatidic acid (LPA; a potent bioactive lipid mediator) and fatty acid. Does not hydrolyze other phospholipids, like phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) or triacylglycerol (TG).
Similarity
Belongs to the AB hydrolase superfamily. Lipase family.
Mass
52.922 kDa
Sequence
MRVYIFLCLMCWVRSDNKRPCLEFSQLSVKDSFRDLFIPRIETILMMYTRNNLNCAEPLFEQNNSLNVNFNTQKKTVWLIHGYRPVGSIPLWLQNFVRILLNEEDMNVIVVDWSRGATTFIYNRAVKNTRKVAVSLSVHIKNLLKHGASLDNFHFIGVSLGAHISGFVGKIFHGQLGRITGLDPAGPRFSRKPPYSRLDYTDAKFVDVIHSDSNGLGIQEPLGHIDFYPNGGNKQPGCPKSIFSGIQFIKCNHQRAVHLFMASLETNCNFISFPCRSYKDYKTSLCVDCDCFKEKSCPRLGYQAKLFKGVLKERMEGRPLRTTVFLDTSGTYPFCTYYFVLSIIVPDKTMMDGSFSFKLLNQLGMIEEPRLYEKNKPFYKLQEVKILAQFYNDFVNISSIGLTYFQSSNLQCSTCTYKIQSLMLKSLTYPERPPLCRYNIVLKDREEVFLNPNTCTPKNT