PLA2G6( Human )
phospholipase A2 group VI
Alias
CaI-PLA2|GVI|INAD1|IPLA2-VIA|NBIA2|NBIA2A|NBIA2B|PARK14|PLA2|PNPLA9|iPLA2|iPLA2beta
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. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010].