PNPLA2, Official Symbol PNPLA2provided by HGNC Official Full Name patatin like phospholipase domain containing 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30802 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000177666 MIM:609059; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30802 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ATGL; TTS2; PEDF-R; FP17548; TTS-2.2; iPLA2zeta; 1110001C14Rik Summary This gene encodes an enzyme which catalyzes the first step in the hydrolysis of triglycerides in adipose tissue. Mutations in this gene are associated with neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010] Expression Biased expression in fat (RPKM 355.9), bone marrow (RPKM 27.0) and 7 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all