Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of phospholipase A2-activating protein, an alias of the protein, phospholipase A2 activating protein. The official gene symbol is PLAA. The protein, with a mass of 87.2 kDa and length of 795 residues, is reported to be cytoplasmic and nuclear. It is a member of the WD repeat PLAP family and may be known by other names, including: PLAP, NDMSBA, DOA1, DOA1 homolog, and phospholipase A-2-activating protein.