Anti-LYPLA2 antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein lysophospholipase 2. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 231 amino acid residues and a mass of 24.7 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the cytoplasm. It is reported to be expressed in various breast cancer cell lines. A member of the AB hydrolase 2 protein family, LYPLA2 is known to act as a acyl-protein thioesterase hydrolyzing fatty acids from S-acylated cysteine residues in proteins such as trimeric G alpha proteins, GAP43, ZDHHC6 or HRAS. Synonyms for this target antigen include APT2, DJ886K2.4, acyl-protein thioesterase 2, LPL-II, lysoPLA II, and APT-2. LYPLA2 gene orthologs have been reported in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species. Some LYPLA2 antibodies may have been used in research and have associated citations. Western Blot is a widely used application for these antibodies. In addition, ELISA is also a common application.