- Concept UI
- M000609416
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- A family of vertebrate and insect lipid droplet associated proteins. They consist of a conserved N-terminal PAT domain (an alpha-helical region of about 110 amino acids), an 11-mer repeat region, and lipid-binding hydrophobic regions or 4-helix bundles near their C-termini. Perilipins transiently or constitutively localize to LIPID DROPLETS in ADIPOCYTES and FOAM CELLS, especially in regions adjacent to the PLASMA MEMBRANE and ENDOPLASMIC RECTICULUM. They are critical for lipid droplet synthesis and homeostasis as well as the regulation of lipid metabolism. Genetic variations in perilipins are associated with ATHEROSCLEROSIS; OBESITY; and DIABETES MELLITUS.
- Terms
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Perilipins
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000885892
Date08/31/2015
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)
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PAT Proteins
Term UI
T000885893
Date08/31/2015
LexicalTag
ACX
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)
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Perilipin Proteins
Term UI
T000885894
Date08/31/2015
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)
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PLIN Proteins
Term UI
T000885895
Date08/31/2015
LexicalTag
ABX
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)
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Perilipin-Adipophilin-TIP47 Proteins
Term UI
T000890129
Date11/06/2015
LexicalTag
ABX
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)