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Aliases | BSCL2 , GNG3LG, HMN5, PELD, SPG17, Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2 (seipin), seipin lipid droplet biogenesis associated, BSCL2 lipid droplet biogenesis associated, seipin, HMN5C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 606158 MGI: 1298392 HomoloGene: 32032 GeneCards: BSCL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seipin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BSCL2 gene. [5] [6] [7]
Mutations in BSCL2 are known to cause the following conditions: [8]
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Follitropin subunit beta also known as follicle-stimulating hormone beta subunit (FSH-B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FSHB gene. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants encoding the same protein.
Endothelin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EDN3 gene.
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HR is a gene encoding Protein hairless.
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Forkhead box protein E1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FOXE1 gene.
Sodium bicarbonate transporter-like protein 11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC4A11 gene.
CAP-Gly domain-containing linker protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLIP2 gene.
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Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNB1 gene.
Receptor expression-enhancing protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the REEP1 gene.
Thyroid stimulating hormone, beta also known as TSHB is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TSHB gene.
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy is an extremely rare autosomal recessive condition, characterized by an extreme scarcity of fat in the subcutaneous tissues. It is a type of lipodystrophy disorder where the magnitude of fat loss determines the severity of metabolic complications. Only 250 cases of the condition have been reported, and it is estimated that it occurs in 1 in 10 million people worldwide.
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Seipin is a homo-oligomeric integral membrane protein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that concentrates at junctions with cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LDs). Alternatively, seipin can be referred to as Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy type 2 protein (BSCL2), and it is encoded by the corresponding gene of the same name, i.e. BSCL2. At protein level, seipin is expressed in cortical neurons in the frontal lobes, as well as motor neurons in the spinal cord. It is highly expressed in areas like the brain, testis and adipose tissue. Seipin's function is still unclear but it has been localized close to lipid droplets, and cells knocked out in seipin which have anomalous droplets. Hence, recent evidence suggests that seipin plays a crucial role in lipid droplet biogenesis.