PLIN5 perilipin 5 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: PLIN5provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: perilipin 5provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:33196
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000214456 MIM:613248; AllianceGenome:HGNC:33196
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: MLDP; LSDA5; LSDP5; OXPAT
Summary: Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity and lipase binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including negative regulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of triglyceride storage; and regulation of lipid metabolic process. Located in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle and lipid droplet. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]
Expression: Biased expression in fat (RPKM 26.3), ovary (RPKM 14.4) and 10 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 19p13.3

Exon count:: 8

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	19	NC_000019.10 (4522531..4535224, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	19	NC_060943.1 (4506212..4518891, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	19	NC_000019.9 (4522543..4535236, complement)

Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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PLIN5 interacts with FATP4 at membrane contact sites to promote lipid droplet-to-mitochondria fatty acid transport.
Title: PLIN5 interacts with FATP4 at membrane contact sites to promote lipid droplet-to-mitochondria fatty acid transport.
Effects of perilipin-5 on lipid metabolism and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I.
Title: Effects of perilipin-5 on lipid metabolism and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I.
Plin5 Bidirectionally Regulates Lipid Metabolism in Oxidative Tissues.
Title: Plin5 Bidirectionally Regulates Lipid Metabolism in Oxidative Tissues.
Enlarged PLIN5-uncoated lipid droplets in inner regions of skeletal muscle type II fibers associate with type 2 diabetes.
Title: Enlarged PLIN5-uncoated lipid droplets in inner regions of skeletal muscle type II fibers associate with type 2 diabetes.
Decoration of myocellular lipid droplets with perilipins as a marker for in vivo lipid droplet dynamics: A super-resolution microscopy study in trained athletes and insulin resistant individuals.
Title: Decoration of myocellular lipid droplets with perilipins as a marker for in vivo lipid droplet dynamics: A super-resolution microscopy study in trained athletes and insulin resistant individuals.
Lsdp5 expression is instrumental for reducing lipotoxicity in cultured liver cells.
Title: Lipid storage droplet protein 5 reduces sodium palmitate‑induced lipotoxicity in human normal liver cells by regulating lipid metabolism‑related factors.
Even though total PLIN5 protein content was almost double in Trained versus type 2 diabetes patients, PLIN5 coating did not affect lipid droplet number or size significantly.
Title: Dissociation of intramyocellular lipid storage and insulin resistance in trained athletes and type 2 diabetes patients; involvement of perilipin 5?
perilipin 5 is not restricted to certain cell types but localizes to distinct lipid droplet subpopulations reflecting a possible function in oxidative energy supply in normal tissues and in diseases.
Title: Widespread expression of perilipin 5 in normal human tissues and in diseases is restricted to distinct lipid droplet subpopulations.
Using two super-resolution imaging approaches, the study shows that in sections of human skeletal muscle PLIN2 and PLIN5 localize to lipid droplets (LD) at distinct sites, with abundance of PLIN5 at LD-mitochondria tethering sites.
Title: Super-resolution microscopy localizes perilipin 5 at lipid droplet-mitochondria interaction sites and at lipid droplets juxtaposing to perilipin 2.
The data highlight a key role of PLIN5 in lipid droplets function, first by finely adjusting lipid droplets fatty acids supply to mitochondrial oxidation, and second acting as a protective factor against lipotoxicity in skeletal muscle.
Title: Perilipin 5 fine-tunes lipid oxidation to metabolic demand and protects against lipotoxicity in skeletal muscle.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

RH80514 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:87808

RH91548 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:86613

RH41861 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:39011

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:490138

RH48973 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:33243

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables identical protein binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables lipase binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in lipid droplet organization	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in lipid droplet organization	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in lipid storage	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in lipid storage	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in mitochondrion localization	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of lipase activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of lipid catabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of triglyceride catabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of triglyceride catabolic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of lipase activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of lipid storage	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of lipid storage	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of triglyceride biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of triglyceride biosynthetic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of triglyceride storage	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in positive regulation of triglyceride storage	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of triglyceride storage	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytoplasm	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in cytoplasm	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
is_active_in cytosol	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in cytosol	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in lipid droplet	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in lipid droplet	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
located_in lipid droplet	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
colocalizes_with lipid droplet	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
located_in mitochondrion	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in mitochondrion	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: perilipin-5

Names: lipid storage droplet protein 5

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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