Biology:PPT2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Lysosomal thioesterase PPT2 (PPT-2), also known as S-thioesterase G14, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PPT2 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the palmitoyl protein thioesterase family. The encoded glycosylated lysosomal protein has palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase activity in vitro, but does not hydrolyze palmitate from cysteine residues in proteins.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9374. 
  2. "Molecular cloning and expression of palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 2 (PPT2), a homolog of lysosomal palmitoyl-protein thioesterase with a distinct substrate specificity". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (43): 27456–63. October 1997. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.43.27456. PMID 9341199. 
  3. "Structure of the human palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-2 gene (PPT2) in the major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6p21.3". Genomics 56 (2): 208–16. March 1999. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5703. PMID 10051407. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.