PLA2G15

Chr 16

phospholipase A2 group XV

Also known as: ACS, GXVPLA2, LLPL, LPLA2, LYPLA3

NCBI Gene: 23659ENSG00000103066UniProt: Q8NCC3

Lysophospholipases are enzymes that act on biological membranes to regulate the multifunctional lysophospholipids. The protein encoded by this gene hydrolyzes lysophosphatidylcholine to glycerophosphorylcholine and a free fatty acid. This enzyme is present in the plasma and thought to be associated with high-density lipoprotein. A later paper contradicts the function of this gene. It demonstrates that this gene encodes a lysosomal enzyme instead of a lysophospholipase and has both calcium-independent phospholipase A2 and transacylase activities. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

0
Active trials
22
Pathogenic / LP
94
ClinVar variants
4
Pubs (1 yr)
0.8
Missense Z
0.51
LOEUF
Clinical Summary— PLA2G15
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Constrained for loss-of-function variants (OE-LoF 0.22) despite low pLI — interpret in context.
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ClinVar Variants
22 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 71 VUS of 94 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD
Moderate LoF intolerance
LoF Constraint?LOEUF (Loss-of-function Observed/Expected Upper bound Fraction) is the upper bound of the 90% CI for LoF OE — the preferred gnomAD v4 metric. Lower = more intolerant to LoF. LOEUF < 0.35 = highly constrained.
0.51LOEUF
pLI 0.378
Z-score 3.04
OE 0.22 (0.11–0.51)
Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

Missense Constraint?Missense Z-score: standard deviations fewer missense variants observed vs. expected. Z > 3.09 (p < 0.001) = gene does not tolerate missense variation. OE missense < 0.6 is also considered constrained.
0.75Z-score
OE missense 0.87 (0.78–0.97)
226 obs / 260.1 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios?Shaded band = 90% confidence interval. Vertical tick = point estimate. Grey threshold line = gnomAD constraint cutoff for that variant class.
LoF OE?Ratio of observed to expected LoF variants. Upper CI bound (LOEUF) ≤ 0.35 = strong LoF constraint signal.0.22 (0.11–0.51)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.87 (0.78–0.97)
0≤0.61.4
Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.0.86
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 4 / 17.9Missense obs/exp: 226 / 260.1Syn Z: 1.13

ClinVar Variant Classifications

94 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic20
Likely Pathogenic2
VUS71
Likely Benign1
20
Pathogenic
2
Likely Pathogenic
71
VUS
1
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
20
0
20
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
2
0
2
VUS
0
63
8
0
71
Likely Benign
0
1
0
0
1
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total06430094

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

PLA2G15 · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Full-Text Mentions
NLP-detected gene mentions in article bodies · via PubTator3
PubTator3
Top 5 full-text resultsSearch PubTator3 ↗
Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
PubMed
Top 4 results · since 2015Search PubMed ↗
Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
Europe PMC
Top 5 resultsSearch Europe PMC ↗

External Resources

Links to major genomics databases and tools

Franklin by Genoox
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