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PLTP phospholipid transfer protein [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 5360, updated on 3-Dec-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
PLTPprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
phospholipid transfer proteinprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:9093
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000100979 MIM:172425; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9093
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
BPIFE; HDLCQ9
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is one of at least two lipid transfer proteins found in human plasma. The encoded protein transfers phospholipids from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins to high density lipoprotein (HDL). In addition to regulating the size of HDL particles, this protein may be involved in cholesterol metabolism. At least two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Broad expression in placenta (RPKM 205.6), gall bladder (RPKM 89.3) and 21 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See PLTP in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
20q13.12
Exon count:
17
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 20 NC_000020.11 (45898620..45912155, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 20 NC_060944.1 (47635115..47648212, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 20 NC_000020.10 (44527259..44540794, complement)

Chromosome 20 - NC_000020.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 17952 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 17953 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44514972-44515472 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44515473-44515973 Neighboring gene zinc finger SWIM-type containing 1 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44519312-44520021 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 17954 Neighboring gene spermatogenesis associated 25 Neighboring gene neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 Neighboring gene cathepsin A Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr20:44531171-44531366 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 14031 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 10402 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44561248-44561940 Neighboring gene pre-mRNA-splicing factor cwc22-like Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 17955 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44562632-44563323 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44563324-44564014 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44567204-44567719 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44567720-44568234 Neighboring gene phosphorylated CTD interacting factor 1 Neighboring gene MED14-independent group 3 enhancer GRCh37_chr20:44572602-44573801 Neighboring gene zinc finger protein 335 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 12968

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Forty-three loci associated with plasma lipoprotein size, concentration, and cholesterol content in genome-wide analysis.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Host-microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Novel Loci for metabolic networks and multi-tissue expression studies reveal genes for atherosclerosis.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ceramide binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables ceramide transfer activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables cerebroside transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables cholesterol transfer activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables diacylglyceride transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables diacylglycerol binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables high-density lipoprotein particle binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables low-density lipoprotein particle binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidic acid binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidic acid transfer activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables phosphatidic acid transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylcholine binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylcholine transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylethanolamine binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylethanolamine transfer activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables phosphatidylethanolamine transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylglycerol binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylglycerol transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylinositol transfer activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables phospholipid transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phospholipid transfer activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables sphingomyelin transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables very-low-density lipoprotein particle binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in ceramide transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in ceramide transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in flagellated sperm motility IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in glycolipid transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in intermembrane lipid transfer IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in lipid metabolic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in lipid transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in phospholipid transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in phospholipid transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cholesterol efflux IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in sterol transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in vitamin E biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in extracellular region TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in extracellular space HDA PubMed 
is_active_in extracellular space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of high-density lipoprotein particle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
phospholipid transfer protein
Names
BPI fold containing family E
lipid transfer protein II

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_012115.2 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4993..18526
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001242920.2NP_001229849.1  phospholipid transfer protein isoform c precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001229849.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) lacks two alternate in-frame exons in the 5' coding region compared to variant 1. The resulting protein (isoform c) is shorter compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK299181, AL008726
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS56197.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q53H91
    Related
    ENSP00000411671.2, ENST00000420868.2
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam02886
    Location:133369
    LBP_BPI_CETP_C; LBP / BPI / CETP family, C-terminal domain
    cl00188
    Location:21144
    BPI; BPI/LBP/CETP domain; Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) / Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) / Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) domain; binds to and neutralizes lipopolysaccharides from the outer membrane of Gram-negative ...
  2. NM_001242921.1NP_001229850.1  phospholipid transfer protein isoform d

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 5' UTR, lacks a portion of the 5' coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon compared to variant 1. The resulting protein (isoform d) is shorter and has a distinct N-terminus compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK293150, AL008726
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS56196.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q53H91
    Related
    ENSP00000361497.1, ENST00000372420.5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd00025
    Location:1151
    BPI1; BPI/LBP/CETP N-terminal domain; Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) / Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) / Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) N-terminal domain; binds to and neutralizes lipopolysaccharides from the outer ...
    pfam02886
    Location:140376
    LBP_BPI_CETP_C; LBP / BPI / CETP family, C-terminal domain
  3. NM_006227.4NP_006218.1  phospholipid transfer protein isoform a precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_006218.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the predominant isoform (a).
    Source sequence(s)
    AL008726, L26232
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS13386.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K006, B4DDD5, B4DRB4, E1P5N8, E7EV16, P55058, Q8WTT1, Q9BR07, Q9BSH8
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q53H91
    Related
    ENSP00000361508.3, ENST00000372431.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd00025
    Location:21239
    BPI1; BPI/LBP/CETP N-terminal domain; Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) / Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) / Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) N-terminal domain; binds to and neutralizes lipopolysaccharides from the outer ...
    pfam02886
    Location:228464
    LBP_BPI_CETP_C; LBP / BPI / CETP family, C-terminal domain
  4. NM_182676.3NP_872617.1  phospholipid transfer protein isoform b precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_872617.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an alternate in-frame exon compared to variant 1, resulting in an isoform (b) which has the same N- and C-termini but which is shorter than isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL008726, BC005045
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS13387.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q53H91
    Related
    ENSP00000335290.4, ENST00000354050.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd00025
    Location:21187
    BPI1; BPI/LBP/CETP N-terminal domain; Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) / Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) / Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) N-terminal domain; binds to and neutralizes lipopolysaccharides from the outer ...
    pfam02886
    Location:176412
    LBP_BPI_CETP_C; LBP / BPI / CETP family, C-terminal domain

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000020.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    45898620..45912155 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060944.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    47635115..47648212 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054323531.1XP_054179506.1  phospholipid transfer protein isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q53H91