Adoption of PERILIPIN as a unifying nomenclature for the mammalian PAT-family of intracellular lipid storage droplet proteins.
J Lipid Res
; 51(3): 468-71, 2010 Mar.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19638644
ABSTRACT
The PAT family of proteins has been identified in eukaryotic species as diverse as vertebrates, insects, and amebazoa. These proteins share a highly conserved sequence organization and avidity for the surfaces of intracellular, neutral lipid storage droplets. The current nomenclature of the various members lacks consistency and precision, deriving more from historic context than from recognition of evolutionary relationship and shared function. In consultation with the Mouse Genomic Nomenclature Committee, the Human Genome Organization Genomic Nomenclature Committee, and conferees at the 2007 FASEB Conference on Lipid Droplets Metabolic Consequences of the Storage of Neutral Lipids, we have established a unifying nomenclature for the gene and protein family members. Each gene member will incorporate the root term PERILIPIN (PLIN), the founding gene of the PAT family, with the different genes/proteins numbered sequentially.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Phosphoproteins
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Multigene Family
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Intracellular Space
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Lipid Metabolism
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Terminology as Topic
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Lipid Res
Year:
2010
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Article
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