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Perilipin-2, human

Known as: ADRP, Adipophilin, Adipose Differentiation-Related Protein 
Perilipin-2 (437 aa, ~48 kDa) is encoded by the human PLIN2 gene. This protein plays a role in cellular lipid storage
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Evaluation of Urine Aquaporin-1 and Perilipin-2 Concentrations as Biomarkers to Screen for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Cohort Study.
IMPORTANCE Historically, early detection of small asymptomatic kidney tumors presages better patient outcome. Screening for… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Dynamic Regulation of Hepatic Lipid Droplet Properties by Diet
Cytoplasmic lipid droplets (CLD) are organelle-like structures that function in neutral lipid storage, transport and metabolism… 
2010
2010
Modulation of lipid droplet size and lipid droplet proteins by trans-10,cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid parallels improvements in hepatic steatosis in obese, insulin-resistant rats.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Adipocyte differentiation‐related protein reduces lipid droplet association of adipose triglyceride lipase and slows triacylglycerol turnover
Despite the ubiquity of neutral lipid storage droplets and their importance in obesity, very little is known about how their… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Adipose differentiation-related protein and regulators of lipid homeostasis identified by gene expression profiling in the murine db/db diabetic kidney.
We investigated the molecular basis of progressive diabetic renal injury in db/db mice by profiling kidney gene expression. Using… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Microarray analysis of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma induced changes in gene expression in macrophages.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
TIP47 Associates with Lipid Droplets*
Most mammalian cells package neutral lipids into droplets that are surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids and a specific set… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Adipophilin is a sensitive marker for lipid loading in human blood monocytes.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Perilipins, ADRP, and other proteins that associate with intracellular neutral lipid droplets in animal cells.
Although all animal cells package and store neutral lipids in discrete intracellular storage droplets, there is little… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Adipose differentiation-related protein is an ubiquitously expressed lipid storage droplet-associated protein.
The adipose differentiation-related protein (ADRP) was first characterized as a mRNA induced early during adipocyte… 
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