LPL

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Biological process
retinoid metabolic process, lipid metabolism, fatty acid biosynthetic process, triglyceride metabolic process, phospholipid metabolic process, response to cold, response to glucose, positive regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation, positive regulation of cholesterol storage, positive regulation of sequestering of triglyceride, lipid catabolic process, triglyceride biosynthetic process, triglyceride catabolic process, chylomicron remodeling, very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling, cholesterol homeostasis, positive regulation of inflammatory response, regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity, low-density lipoprotein particle mediated signaling, triglyceride homeostasis[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Cytogenetic location
8p21.3
Encodes
lipoprotein lipase, Lipoprotein lipase[44]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[45]
Genomic end
19824769, 19967259[6][7]
Genomic start
19901717, 19759228[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
200[3]
Molecular function
lipoprotein lipase activity, phospholipase activity, triglyceride lipase activity, signaling receptor binding, protein binding, heparin binding, hydrolase activity, triglyceride binding, apolipoprotein binding, carboxylic ester hydrolase activity[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Ortholog
Lpl, Lpl, LOC101884800, lpl[42][43]
Strand orientation
forward strand[52]
🏷️ Also known as
en HDLCQ11 en LIPD en lipoprotein lipase en LPL ar ليباز البروتين الشحمي da Lipoproteinlipase fi Lipoproteiinilipaasi it Lipoproteina lipasi ja リポタンパク質リパーゼ ru Липопротеинлипаза tr Lipoprotein lipaz zh LPL (基因) zh 脂蛋白脂肪酶
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/lipoprotein-lipase
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000175445
Entrez Gene ID
4023
Exact match
identifiers.org
HGNC ID
6677
HGNC gene symbol
LPL
OMIM ID
609708
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_000237
UMLS CUI
C1416902

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Summary

LPL is a gene[1]. LPL is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Apolipoprotein C-II39-62 activates lipoprotein lipase by direct lipid-independent binding. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Apolipoprotein C-II39-62 activates lipoprotein lipase by direct lipid-independent binding. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Apolipoprotein C-II39-62 activates lipoprotein lipase by direct lipid-independent binding. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Sortilin/neurotensin receptor-3 binds and mediates degradation of lipoprotein lipase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Chylomicronemia with low postheparin lipoprotein lipase levels in the setting of GPIHBP1 defects. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Missense mutation (Gly----Glu188) of human lipoprotein lipase imparting functional deficiency. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mechanism of triglyceride lowering in mice expressing human apolipoprotein A5. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Proteomic analysis of podocyte exosome-enriched fraction from normal human urine. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Apolipoprotein C-II39-62 activates lipoprotein lipase by direct lipid-independent binding. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Apolipoprotein C-II39-62 activates lipoprotein lipase by direct lipid-independent binding. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . VLDL-induced triglyceride accumulation in human macrophages is mediated by modulation of LPL lipolytic activity in the absence of change in LPL mass. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . VLDL-induced triglyceride accumulation in human macrophages is mediated by modulation of LPL lipolytic activity in the absence of change in LPL mass. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → LPL
    Genetic association → metabolic disease, lipid metabolism disorder, familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency +2
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_000237
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4023
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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