The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen phospholipase A2, Group XV across different species:

phospholipase A2, group XV (PLA2G15), phospholipase A2, group XV (Pla2g15), phospholipase A2, group XV (pla2g15), lysophospholipase 3 (lysosomal phospholipase A2) (LYPLA3)

Other aliases include:

ACS, LLPL, LPLA2, LYPLA3, GXVPLA2, DKFZp564A0122, Lpla2, C87498, Lypla3, MGC114208, 1-O-acylceramidesynthase, PLA2G15, lypla3, wu:fa11g04, wu:fc55c03, MGC115275, DKFZp468N192

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen phospholipase A2, Group XV:

lysophospholipase 3 (lysosomal phospholipase A2) – 1-O-acylceramide synthase – lysosomal phospholipase A2 – LCAT-like lysophospholipase – phospholipase A2, group XV – lysophospholipase 3

phospholipase A2, Group XV fulfills a number of functions:

acyltransferase activity – calcium-independent phospholipase A2 activity – hydrolase activity – lysophospholipase activity – phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity – phospholipid binding – transferase activity – O-acyltransferase activity

phospholipase A2, Group XV is relevant to the following processes:

ceramide metabolic process – fatty acid catabolic process – lipid metabolic process – fatty acid metabolic process – phosphatidylcholine metabolic process

Locations for phospholipase A2, Group XV:

extracellular region – lysosome – soluble fraction – mitochondrion

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology