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PALM
paralemmin
Chromosome 19 · 19p13.3
NCBI Gene: 5064Ensembl: ENSG00000099864.19HGNC: HGNC:8594UniProt: O75781
48PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingpositive regulation of filopodium assemblynegative regulation of dopamine receptor signaling pathwaynucleoplasmAnxietylung adenocarcinomaintelligenceGraves disease
✦AI Summary

PALM (paralemmin) is a membrane-associated protein that regulates plasma membrane dynamics and neuronal morphogenesis. The protein functions through palmitoylation-dependent mechanisms to promote filopodium assembly and dendritic spine maturation, with both PALM isoforms 1 and 2 contributing to these processes. At the molecular level, PALM localizes to the plasma membrane, filopodial membranes, and synaptic compartments, where it facilitates cell process formation and synapse maturation. The protein also participates in G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathways, including dopamine receptor signaling modulation. PALM's role in filopodial dynamics and dendritic spine development suggests relevance to synaptic plasticity and neuronal connectivity. While the provided literature does not contain direct experimental studies of PALM function or disease associations, the protein's involvement in fundamental neurodevelopmental processes—particularly axonal and dendritic morphogenesis—implies potential significance in neurodevelopmental disorders and synaptopathies. The palmitoylation-dependent mechanism indicates that dysregulation of post-translational lipid modification could impair PALM's biological activity. Further investigation is needed to establish specific disease relevance and potential clinical applications of PALM modulation in neurological conditions.

Sources cited
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General information about fatty acid roles in cell membranes and biological functions; provides context for understanding palmitoylation-dependent mechanisms
PMID: 21804620
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
AnxietyOpen Targets
0.20Weak
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.17Weak
intelligenceOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Graves diseaseOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
MODYOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 4Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
diabetes mellitus, transient neonatal, 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Hyperlipoproteinemia type 5Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
hyperlipoproteinemia type VOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 6Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 10Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
hypertriglyceridemia 2Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Hyperlipoproteinemia type 4Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ZDHHC13Protein interaction83%ZDHHC8Protein interaction80%SYT7Protein interaction75%ZDHHC17Protein interaction75%PALM2AKAP2Shared pathway17%WDR72Shared pathway17%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
70%
Heart
22%
Lung
14%
Bone Marrow
10%
Liver
8%
Gene Interaction Network
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PALMZDHHC13ZDHHC8SYT7ZDHHC17PALM2AKAP2WDR72
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O75781
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.95LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.61 [0.40–0.95]
RankingsWhere PALM stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,108of 20,598
    Most Researched48
  • #8,967of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.95
Genes detectedPALM
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Fatty acids as biocompounds: their role in human metabolism, health and disease--a review. Part 1: classification, dietary sources and biological functions.
PMID: 21804620
Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub · 2011
1.00
2
Toward expert-level medical question answering with large language models.
PMID: 39779926
Nat Med · 2025
0.90
3
Decomposition and Reconstruction of Human Palm Movements.
PMID: 37192037
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng · 2023
0.80
4
Antidiabetic oils.
PMID: 24111621
Curr Diabetes Rev · 2013
0.70
5
African palm ethno-medicine.
PMID: 25749399
J Ethnopharmacol · 2015
0.60