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Facts about Cytosolic phospholipase A2.
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| Human | |
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| Gene Name: | PLA2G4A |
| Uniprot: | P47712 |
| Entrez: | 5321 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein; cPLA2; cPLA2-alpha; lysophospholipase; MGC126350; phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase; Phospholipase A2 group IVA; phospholipase A2, group IVA (cytosolic, calcium-dependent); PLA2G4A; PLA2G4cytosolic phospholipase A2
Mass (kDA):
85.239 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q31.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (186828949..186988981) |
Expressed in various tissues such as macrophages, platelets, neutrophils, fibroblasts and lung endothelium.
Cytoplasm. Cytoplasmic vesicle. Translocates to membrane vesicles in a calcium-dependent fashion.




PMID: 1904318 by Clark J.D., et al. A novel arachidonic acid-selective cytosolic PLA2 contains a Ca(2+)- dependent translocation domain with homology to PKC and GAP.
PMID: 1869522 by Sharp J., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of human Ca(2+)-sensitive cytosolic phospholipase A2.