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Platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21121833
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Summary

Platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 2 is a protein[1]. It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, eucaryote[3], Alpha/Beta hydrolase fold[4]
  • Molecular function: phospholipid binding[5], hydrolase activity[6], 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity[7]
  • Cell component: cytoplasm[8], endoplasmic reticulum[9], endoplasmic reticulum membrane[10], membrane[11]
  • Biological process: lipid catabolic process[12], negative regulation of apoptotic process[13], lipid metabolism[14], blood coagulation[15]
  • Encoded by: PAFAH2[16]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . cDNA cloning and expression of intracellular platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase II. Its homology with plasma PAF acetylhydrolase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . cDNA cloning and expression of intracellular platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase II. Its homology with plasma PAF acetylhydrolase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → PAFAH2
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function → phospholipid binding, hydrolase activity, 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ec enzyme number: 2.3.1.149, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261491|batch #261491]]"
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