The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Perilipin 2 across different species:

perilipin 2 (PLIN2), perilipin 2 (Plin2), perilipin 2 (plin2), adipose differentiation-related protein (ADRP), adipophilin (LOC100304704), Adipophilin (adfp)

Other aliases include:

ADFP, ADRP, MGC10598, ADPH, Adfp, Adrp, AA407157, PLIN2, MGC127212, adfp, adrp, fatvg, MGC76047, adipophilin, DKFZp469F1012

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Perilipin 2:

adipose differentiation-related protein – adipophilin – adipose differentiation related protein – OTTMUSP00000007962 – perilipin 2 – Adipophilin

Perilipin 2 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding

Perilipin 2 is relevant to the following processes:

lipid storage – long-chain fatty acid transport

Locations for Perilipin 2:

cytoplasm – endoplasmic reticulum – extracellular region – extrinsic to membrane – lipid particle – nucleus – plasma membrane – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology