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Designing a Western blot for Perilipin-1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the PLIN1 Western Blot Guide3 Citations
Facts about Perilipin-1.
Its absence may result in leanness. Plays a role in unilocular lipid droplet formation by activating CIDEC.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PLIN1 |
| Uniprot: | O60240 |
| Entrez: | 5346 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| perilipin family |

PERI; perilipin 1; Perilipin; perilipin-1; PLIN; PLIN1; PLINLipid droplet-associated protein
Mass (kDA):
55.99 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 15q26.1 |
| Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (89664365..89679367, complement) |
Adipocytes.
Endoplasmic reticulum. Lipid droplet. Lipid droplet surface-associated.





PMID: 9521880 by Nishiu J., et al. Isolation and chromosomal mapping of the human homolog of perilipin (PLIN), a rat adipose tissue-specific gene, by differential display method.
PMID: 21345103 by Gandotra S., et al. Perilipin deficiency and autosomal dominant partial lipodystrophy.