Perilipin-1

PLIN1
Identifiers
Aliases	PLIN1, FPLD4, PERI, PLIN, perilipin 1
External IDs	OMIM: 170290; MGI: 1890505; HomoloGene: 2001; GeneCards: PLIN1; OMA:PLIN1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 15 (human)
End	89,679,427 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	79,382,651 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	subcutaneous adipose tissue; ; abdominal fat; ; skin of hip; ; lactiferous duct; ; synovial joint; ; pericardium; ; parotid gland; ; Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis; ; right lobe of liver; ; synovial membrane;
	Top expressed in
	white adipose tissue; ; brown adipose tissue; ; mammary gland; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue; ; intercostal muscle; ; sciatic nerve; ; mesenteric lymph nodes; ; ankle; ; skin of abdomen; ; parotid gland;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	lipid binding;
Cellular component	lipid droplet; endoplasmic reticulum; cytosol;
Biological process	lipid metabolism; lipid catabolic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	5346
	103968
	ENSG00000166819
	ENSMUSG00000030546
	O60240
	Q8CGN5
	NM_001145311; NM_002666
	NM_001113471; NM_175640
	NP_001138783; NP_002657
	NP_001106942; NP_783571
	Wikidata
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Perilipin, also known as lipid droplet-associated protein, perilipin 1, or PLIN, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the PLIN gene. The perilipins are a family of proteins that associate with the surface of lipid droplets. Phosphorylation of perilipin is essential for the mobilization of fats in adipose tissue.