LPP (gene)

LIM domain containing preferred translocation partner in lipoma
Identifiers
Symbols LPP; DKFZp779O0231; FLJ30652; FLJ41512
External IDs OMIM600700 MGI2441849 HomoloGene4075 GeneCards: LPP Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4026 210126
Ensembl ENSG00000145012 ENSMUSG00000033306
UniProt Q93052 Q8BFW7
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001167671.1 NM_178665
RefSeq (protein) NP_001161143.1 NP_848780
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
187.87 – 188.61 Mb
Chr 16:
24.39 – 24.99 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Lipoma-preferred partner is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LPP gene.[1][2]

Function

Lipoma-preferred partner is a subfamily of LIM domain proteins that are characterized by an N-terminal proline rich region and three C-terminal LIM domains. The encoded protein localizes to the cell periphery in focal adhesions and may be involved in cell-cell adhesion and cell motility. This protein also shuttles through the nucleus and may function as a transcriptional co-activator. This gene is located at the junction of certain disease related chromosomal translocations which result in the expression of fusion proteins that may promote tumor growth.[2]

References

  1. ^ Petit MM, Mols R, Schoenmakers EF, Mandahl N, Van de Ven WJ (Feb 1997). "LPP, the preferred fusion partner gene of HMGIC in lipomas, is a novel member of the LIM protein gene family". Genomics 36 (1): 118–29. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0432. PMID 8812423. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: LPP LIM domain containing preferred translocation partner in lipoma". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4026. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.