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Background
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The protein encoded by this gene is an A2 phospholipase, a class of enzyme that catalyzes the release of fatty acids from phospholipids. The encoded protein may play a role in phospholipid remodelling, arachidonic acid release, leukotriene and prostaglandin synthesis, fas-mediated apoptosis, and transmembrane ion flux in glucose-stimulated B-cells. Several transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been described, but the full-length nature of only three of them have been determined to date.
Synonyms: GVI, PLA2, INAD1, NBIA2, iPLA2, NBIA2A, NBIA2B, PARK14, PNPLA9, CaI-PLA2, IPLA2-VIA, iPLA2beta
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