CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Phospholipase A2 domain
Functional Family Basic phospholipase A2 homolog

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.4
Phospholipase A(2).
based on mapping to UniProt Q9NZK7
Phosphatidylcholine + H(2)O = 1-acylglycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate.
-!- Also acts on phosphatidylethanolamine, choline plasmalogen and phosphatides, removing the fatty acid attached to the 2-position.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9NZK7
PA2GE_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Group IIE secretory phospholipase A2

PDB Structure

PDB 5WZW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structural basis for functional selectivity and ligand recognition revealed by crystal structures of human secreted phospholipase A2 group IIE
Hou, S., Xu, T., Xu, J., Qu, L., Xu, Y., Chen, L., Liu, J.
Sci Rep