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Pafah2 - platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2 Gene

Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 313611 | Gene type: protein coding

About Pafah2

Summary

Enables 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity and platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase activity. Involved in negative regulation of apoptotic process. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Orthologous to human PAFAH2 (platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Pafah2 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_177932.2 NP_808793.1 platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2, cytoplasmic
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
10085103 RGD
enables 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
15456758 RGD
enables platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
10085103 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in negative regulation of apoptotic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
15456758 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2, cytoplasmic

PAF:lysophospholipid transacetylase

PAF:sphingosine transacetylase

SD-PLA2

platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2, 40kDa

platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase PAFAH2

serine-dependent phospholipase A2

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Pafah2 NCBI NCBI:5051