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Overview

Uniprot IDQ9NP80
Protein NameCalcium-independent phospholipase A2-gamma
Gene NamePNPLA8
OrganismHomo sapiens

Kla Sites from experimental identification

Position Flanking peptide
463 VALQTLRKLVELTQK

Function

Calcium-independent and membrane-bound phospholipase, that catalyzes the esterolytic cleavage of fatty acids from glycerophospholipids to yield free fatty acids and lysophospholipids, hence regulating membrane physical properties and the release of lipid second messengers and growth factors (PubMed:10744668, PubMed:10833412, PubMed:15695510, PubMed:15908428, PubMed:17213206, PubMed:18171998, PubMed:28442572). Hydrolyzes phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine and probably phosphatidylinositol with a possible preference for the former (PubMed:15695510). Also has a broad substrate specificity in terms of fatty acid moieties, hydrolyzing saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids at nearly equal rates from either the sn-1 or sn-2 position in diacyl phosphatidylcholine (PubMed:10744668, PubMed:10833412, PubMed:15695510, PubMed:15908428). However, has a weak activity toward polyunsaturated fatty acids at the sn-2 position, and thereby favors the production of 2-arachidonoyl lysophosphatidylcholine, a key branch point metabolite in eicosanoid signaling (PubMed:15908428). On the other hand, can produce arachidonic acid from the sn-1 position of diacyl phospholipid and from the sn-2 position of arachidonate-containing plasmalogen substrates (PubMed:15908428). Therefore, plays an important role in the mobilization of arachidonic acid in response to cellular stimuli and the generation of lipid second messengers (PubMed:15695510, PubMed:15908428). Can also hydrolyze lysophosphatidylcholine (PubMed:15695510). In the mitochondrial compartment, catalyzes the hydrolysis and release of oxidized aliphatic chains from cardiolipin and integrates mitochondrial bioenergetics and signaling. It is essential for maintaining efficient bioenergetic mitochondrial function through tailoring mitochondrial membrane lipid metabolism and composition (PubMed:28442572)

Protein Sequence

10 MSINLTVDIY 20 IYLLSNARSV 30 CGKQRSKQLY 40 FLFSPKHYWR 50 ISHISLQRGF 60 HTNIIRCKWT 70 KSEAHSCSKH 80 CYSPSNHGLH 90 IGILKLSTSA 100 PKGLTKVNIC 110 MSRIKSTLNS 120 VSKAVFGNQN 130 EMISRLAQFK 140 PSSQILRKVS 150 DSGWLKQKNI 160 KQAIKSLKKY 170 SDKSAEKSPF 180 PEEKSHIIDK 190 EEDIGKRSLF 200 HYTSSITTKF 210 GDSFYFLSNH 220 INSYFKRKEK 230 MSQQKENEHF 240 RDKSELEDKK 250 VEEGKLRSPD 260 PGILAYKPGS 270 ESVHTVDKPT 280 SPSAIPDVLQ 290 VSTKQSIANF 300 LSRPTEGVQA 310 LVGGYIGGLV 320 PKLKYDSKSQ 330 SEEQEEPAKT 340 DQAVSKDRNA 350 EEKKRLSLQR 360 EKIIARVSID 370 NRTRALVQAL 380 RRTTDPKLCI 390 TRVEELTFHL 400 LEFPEGKGVA 410 VKERIIPYLL 420 RLRQIKDETL 430 QAAVREILAL 440 IGYVDPVKGR 450 GIRILSIDGG 460 GTRGVVALQT 470 LRKLVELTQK 480 PVHQLFDYIC 490 GVSTGAILAF 500 MLGLFHMPLD 510 ECEELYRKLG 520 SDVFSQNVIV 530 GTVKMSWSHA 540 FYDSQTWENI 550 LKDRMGSALM 560 IETARNPTCP 570 KVAAVSTIVN 580 RGITPKAFVF 590 RNYGHFPGIN 600 SHYLGGCQYK 610 MWQAIRASSA 620 APGYFAEYAL 630 GNDLHQDGGL 640 LLNNPSALAM 650 HECKCLWPDV 660 PLECIVSLGT 670 GRYESDVRNT 680 VTYTSLKTKL 690 SNVINSATDT 700 EEVHIMLDGL 710 LPPDTYFRFN 720 PVMCENIPLD 730 ESRNEKLDQL 740 QLEGLKYIER 750 NEQKMKKVAK 760 ILSQEKTTLQ 770 KINDWIKLKT 780 DMYEGLPFFS KL

Gene Ontology

Classification GO ID Description
Cellular Component GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Cellular Component GO:0016020 membrane
Cellular Component GO:0031966 mitochondrial membrane
Cellular Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion
Cellular Component GO:0005778 peroxisomal membrane
Cellular Component GO:0005777 peroxisome
Molecular Function GO:0004623 A2-type glycerophospholipase activity
Molecular Function GO:0005524 ATP binding
Molecular Function GO:0008970 glycerophospholipid phospholipase A1 activity
Molecular Function GO:0004622 phosphatidylcholine lysophospholipase A1 activity
Biological Process GO:0019369 arachidonate metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0050482 arachidonate secretion
Biological Process GO:0032048 cardiolipin metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0006631 fatty acid metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
Biological Process GO:0043651 linoleic acid metabolic process
Biological Process GO:0055088 lipid homeostasis
Biological Process GO:0034638 phosphatidylcholine catabolic process
Biological Process GO:0046338 phosphatidylethanolamine catabolic process
Biological Process GO:0001516 prostaglandin biosynthetic process
Biological Process GO:1900407 regulation of cellular response to oxidative stress
Biological Process GO:0070328 triglyceride homeostasis

Reference

[1] Yang Z, Yan C, Ma J, Peng P, Ren X et al.. Lactylome analysis suggests lactylation-dependent mechanisms of metabolic adaptation in hepatocellular carcinoma.. Nat Metab 5(1):61-79. 2023 Jan. PMID: 36593272.