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Annotation

Keyword

Alternative splicing
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Disease variant
Glycoprotein
Hydrolase
Isopeptide bond
Lipid degradation
Lipid droplet
Phosphoprotein
Reference proteome
Signal-anchor
Transmembrane helix
Ubl conjugation

Proteins

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UniProt	Protein Name
Q96AD5	Adipose triglyceride lipase Calcium-independent phospholipase A2-zeta Desnutrin Pigment epithelium-derived factor receptor TTS2.2 Transport-secretion protein 2

Annotation information from UniProt.

Gene Ontology (GO)

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
diacylglycerol biosynthetic process	ISS
triglyceride catabolic process	IBA IEA ISS
intracellular triglyceride homeostasis	IMP	28578400
lipid droplet disassembly	IMP	16239926
lipid storage	IEA

GO Hierarchy

biological process

metabolic process [inference]

catabolic process [inference]

cellular catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

organic substance catabolic process [inference]

lipid catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

hormone metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

isoprenoid metabolic process [inference]

terpenoid metabolic process [inference]

diterpenoid metabolic process [inference]

retinoid metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

primary metabolic process [inference]

lipid metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

lipid catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

isoprenoid metabolic process [inference]

terpenoid metabolic process [inference]

diterpenoid metabolic process [inference]

retinoid metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

small molecule metabolic process [inference]

alcohol metabolic process [inference]

primary alcohol metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

organic substance metabolic process [inference]

lipid metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

lipid catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

isoprenoid metabolic process [inference]

terpenoid metabolic process [inference]

diterpenoid metabolic process [inference]

retinoid metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

olefinic compound metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

organic substance catabolic process [inference]

lipid catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound metabolic process [inference]

alcohol metabolic process [inference]

primary alcohol metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

cellular process [inference]

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular catabolic process [inference]

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

neutral lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

isoprenoid metabolic process [inference]

terpenoid metabolic process [inference]

diterpenoid metabolic process [inference]

retinoid metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

cellular lipid catabolic process [inference]

neutral lipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid metabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling

diacylglycerol metabolic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

glycerolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

acylglycerol biosynthetic process [inference]

diacylglycerol biosynthetic process

glycerolipid catabolic process [inference]

acylglycerol catabolic process [inference]

triglyceride catabolic process

cellular component organization or biogenesis [inference]

cellular component organization [inference]

organelle organization [inference]

lipid droplet organization [inference]

organelle fusion [inference]

lipid droplet fusion

organelle disassembly [inference]

lipid droplet disassembly

cellular component disassembly [inference]

organelle disassembly [inference]

lipid droplet disassembly

homeostatic process [inference]

cellular homeostasis [inference]

intracellular chemical homeostasis [inference]

intracellular triglyceride homeostasis

chemical homeostasis [inference]

intracellular chemical homeostasis [inference]

intracellular triglyceride homeostasis

lipid homeostasis

acylglycerol homeostasis [inference]

triglyceride homeostasis [inference]

intracellular triglyceride homeostasis

localization [inference]

maintenance of location [inference]

lipid storage

biological regulation [inference]

regulation of biological process [inference]

regulation of metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of primary metabolic process [inference]

regulation of lipid metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of lipid metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of localization [inference]

regulation of lipid storage [inference]

negative regulation of lipid storage [inference]

negative regulation of sequestering of triglyceride

regulation of sequestering of triglyceride [inference]

negative regulation of sequestering of triglyceride

regulation of lipid localization [inference]

negative regulation of lipid localization [inference]

negative regulation of lipid storage [inference]

negative regulation of sequestering of triglyceride

positive regulation of biological process [inference]

positive regulation of metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of lipid metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of lipid catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

negative regulation of biological process [inference]

negative regulation of lipid localization [inference]

negative regulation of lipid storage [inference]

negative regulation of sequestering of triglyceride

regulation of cellular process [inference]

regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of cellular process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular catabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process [inference]

positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process

regulation of biological quality [inference]

regulation of hormone levels [inference]

hormone metabolic process [inference]

retinol metabolic process

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
endoplasmic reticulum lumen
cytosol	IEA
cytoplasm	IBA ISS
lipid droplet	IBA IDA	16239926 21498505 28578400 34903883
endoplasmic reticulum membrane

GO Hierarchy

cellular component

cellular anatomical entity [inference]

membrane

plasma membrane

organelle membrane [inference]

endoplasmic reticulum membrane

membrane-enclosed lumen [inference]

organelle lumen [inference]

intracellular organelle lumen [inference]

endoplasmic reticulum lumen

organelle [inference]

non-membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

lipid droplet

intracellular organelle [inference]

intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

lipid droplet

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
retinyl-palmitate esterase activity	EXP	17603008
protein binding	IPI	17032652
lipoprotein lipase activity

GO Hierarchy

molecular function

catalytic activity [inference]

transferase activity [inference]

acyltransferase activity [inference]

acyltransferase activity, transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups [inference]

O-acyltransferase activity [inference]

acylglycerol O-acyltransferase activity

hydrolase activity [inference]

hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds [inference]

lipase activity [inference]

phospholipase activity [inference]

phospholipase A2 activity

triglyceride lipase activity

lipoprotein lipase activity

carboxylic ester hydrolase activity [inference]

phospholipase A2 activity

triglyceride lipase activity

lipoprotein lipase activity

retinyl-palmitate esterase activity

binding [inference]

protein binding

Gene Ontology information from NCBI Gene and UniProt.

Human Protein Atlas

ENSG00000177666

Tissue with high expression from Human Protein Atlas. Tissues that are highly expressed are highlighted.

Data available from v23.0.proteinatlas.org. Image credit: Human Protein Atlas

KEGG BRITE Database

Orthology

K16816

Name

patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 2 [EC:3.1.1.3]

References

Rhea

RHEA:15801

H₂O + a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

H⁺ + a fatty acid + a 1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

Enzyme

3.1.1.4

PMID

RHEA:36231

H₂O + 1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

H⁺ + a fatty acid + 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

Enzyme

3.1.1.4

PMID

9442064

RHEA:12044

H₂O + a triacylglycerol

H⁺ + a diacylglycerol + a fatty acid

Enzyme

PMID

Disease

Disease Ontology

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DO ID	Disease Name	Source
DOID:6000	congestive heart failure	DisGeNET DisGeNET DisGeNET
DOID:631	fibromyalgia	DisGeNET
DOID:633	myositis	DisGeNET
DOID:65	connective tissue disease	DisGeNET
DOID:657	adenoma	DisGeNET
DOID:684	hepatocellular carcinoma	DisGeNET DisGeNET DisGeNET
DOID:687	hepatoblastoma	DisGeNET
DOID:7148	rheumatoid arthritis	DisGeNET
DOID:768	retinoblastoma	DisGeNET DisGeNET
DOID:811	lipodystrophy	DisGeNET

The Human Phenotype Ontology

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HPO ID	HPO Term
HP:0000007	Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0000252	Microcephaly
HP:0000365	Hearing impairment
HP:0000407	Sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0000467	Neck muscle weakness
HP:0000478	Abnormality of the eye
HP:0000819	Diabetes mellitus
HP:0001082	Cholecystitis
HP:0001249	Intellectual disability
HP:0001252	Hypotonia

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Disease ID	Disease Name
ORPHA:565612	triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy
OMIM:610717	neutral lipid storage myopathy
ORPHA:98908	neutral lipid storage myopathy

PubChem Disease

GHR Health Conditions

Neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy

MedGen Diseases

Neutral lipid storage myopathy

OMIM Phenotypes

NEUTRAL LIPID STORAGE DISEASE WITH MYOPATHY; NLSDM

KEGG Diseases

Neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy

Gene-Disease-Co-Occurrences-in-Literature (PubChem)

LIPID MAPS Gene / Proteome Database

LMPD ID: LMP006638
Gene Name: patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 2

Ortholog

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Species	Gene ID	Orthologous MAtrix
Pongo abelii	100438169	PONAB04421
Vulpes vulpes	112924122	VULVU17649
Ursus americanus	123775516	URSAM14338
Mustela putorius furo	101692455	MUSPF01058
Felis catus	101082263	FELCA24129
Tursiops truncatus	101328621	TURTR05176
Balaenoptera musculus	118900116	BALMU09850
Sus scrofa	100049704	PIGXX16519
Capra hircus	100860889	CAPHI19629
Cricetulus griseus	100753746	CRIGR19745

GlyTouCan

GlyComb

GlycoPOST

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KEGG BRITE Database

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