PAFAH1B2 — Platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 1b catalytic subunit 2
PAFAH1B2 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 2 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
PAFAH1B2's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD4⁺ T cells | Vesicle Trafficking Signaling Housekeeping | ANK1, ANKRA2, B3GALNT2, C1orf216, C22orf39, CASC3, CCDC71L, CD80 +21 more | View in SCUBA |
| Macrophages | ER-Golgi Trafficking Vesicular traficking | ADD1, AFTPH, AZIN1, COPA, DYNC1H1, HNRNPC, JOSD1, LCP2 +23 more | View in SCUBA |
About the gene
| Chromosome | 11: 117144284-117176894 |
|---|---|
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Cancer-related genes, Enzymes, Metabolic proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Molecular function | Hydrolase |
| Biological process | Lipid degradation, Lipid metabolism |
Function
Alpha2 catalytic subunit of the cytosolic type I platelet- activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH (I)) heterotetrameric enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolyze of the acetyl group at the sn-2 position of PAF and its analogs and modulates the action of PAF. The activity and substrate specificity of PAF-AH (I) are affected by its subunit composition. The alpha2/alpha2 homodimer (PAFAH1B2/PAFAH1B2 homodimer) hydrolyzes PAF and 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphorylethanolamine (AAGPE) more efficiently than 1-O-alkyl-2- acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoric acid (AAGPA). In contrast, the alpha1/alpha2 heterodimer(PAFAH1B3/PAFAH1B3 heterodimer) hydrolyzes AAGPA more efficiently than PAF, but has little hydrolytic activity towards AAGPE (By similarity). May play a role in male germ cell meiosis during the late pachytenestage and meiotic divisions as well as early spermiogenesis (By similarity).
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.