| Gene Symbol | BSCL2 |
| Chromosome | 11q13.1. |
| Function | Located in the ER membrane, seipin forms oligomeric complexes that facilitate the nucleation and growth of lipid droplets 1. |
| Primary Expression | cortical and cerebellar neurons, with particular enrichment in Purkinje cells and hippocampal pyramidal neurons [3](https://pubmed |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000128590 |
| GeneCards | BSCL2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | BSCL2 |
| gene = BSCL2 | name = BSCL2 Lipid Droplet Biogenesis Associated (Seipin) [@wang2015] |
| ncbi_gene_id = 27171 [@liu2021] | ensembl = ENSG00000128590 [@berardinelli1954] |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |