PLCG2

UniProt ID: P16885
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

PLCG2 encodes phospholipase C-gamma 2, a multidomain phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C enriched in hematopoietic cells and microglia. After recruitment to activated receptor signaling complexes through SH2/phosphotyrosine and adaptor interactions, PLCG2 hydrolyzes phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate at plasma-membrane and membrane-raft signaling sites to generate inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol, coupling B-cell, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, platelet, TREM2, Toll-like receptor, and related immune pathways to calcium mobilization, lipid signaling, transcriptional responses, phagocytosis, inflammatory signaling, and other hematopoietic or myeloid cell outcomes.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0046488 phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0010634 positive regulation of epithelial cell migration
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This epithelial migration annotation is weakly connected to PLC-gamma family signaling but is not characteristic of hematopoietic PLCG2 biology.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because PLCG2 is primarily a hematopoietic/microglial receptor-signaling PLC; the review evidence supports immune receptor signaling rather than a core epithelial migration function.
GO:0048015 phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: This captures PLCG2-mediated phosphoinositide signaling downstream of immune and growth-factor receptor activation.
Reason: Retain because the core PLCG2 reaction converts PIP2 into IP3 and DAG, linking receptor tyrosine/SYK/BTK signaling to calcium and DAG-dependent intracellular signaling (PMID:11043765, PMID:11331309, PMID:11606584).
GO:0032587 ruffle membrane
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0051209 release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
Reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0006629 lipid metabolic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0007165 signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0008081 phosphoric diester hydrolase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0009395 phospholipid catabolic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0010628 positive regulation of gene expression
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0019722 calcium-mediated signaling
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
Reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
GO:0032587 ruffle membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0038095 Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0045121 membrane raft
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0050851 antigen receptor-mediated signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:1902533 positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:15644415
A systematic scan of interactions with tyrosine motifs in th...
MODIFY
Summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors rather than generic protein binding.
Reason: Modify generic protein binding to phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:16273093
A quantitative protein interaction network for the ErbB rece...
MODIFY
Summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors rather than generic protein binding.
Reason: Modify generic protein binding to phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:24642916
Fine specificity and molecular competition in SLAM family re...
MODIFY
Summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors rather than generic protein binding.
Reason: Modify generic protein binding to phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:24658140
The mammalian-membrane two-hybrid assay (MaMTH) for probing ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and immune-receptor signaling terms.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:24728074
Enhanced prediction of Src homology 2 (SH2) domain binding p...
MODIFY
Summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors rather than generic protein binding.
Reason: Modify generic protein binding to phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:25241761
Using an in situ proximity ligation assay to systematically ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and immune-receptor signaling terms.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:25814554
Phospho-tyrosine dependent protein-protein interaction netwo...
MODIFY
Summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors rather than generic protein binding.
Reason: Modify generic protein binding to phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:31980649
Extensive rewiring of the EGFR network in colorectal cancer ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and immune-receptor signaling terms.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:33961781
Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and immune-receptor signaling terms.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:35512704
Systematic discovery of mutation-directed neo-protein-protei...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and immune-receptor signaling terms.
GO:0001775 cell activation
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0001878 response to yeast
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002092 positive regulation of receptor internalization
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002223 stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0002224 toll-like receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002281 macrophage activation involved in immune response
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002732 positive regulation of dendritic cell cytokine production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0005829 cytosol
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0030183 B cell differentiation
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032481 positive regulation of type I interferon production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032733 positive regulation of interleukin-10 production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032735 positive regulation of interleukin-12 production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032743 positive regulation of interleukin-2 production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032747 positive regulation of interleukin-23 production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032755 positive regulation of interleukin-6 production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032760 positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0043122 regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0043410 positive regulation of MAPK cascade
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0050853 B cell receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0051209 release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
Reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
GO:0061760 antifungal innate immune response
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0140031 phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 contains SH2 domains and is recruited through phosphorylation-dependent binding to receptor/adaptor motifs.
Reason: Retain because PLCG2 recruitment to receptor signaling complexes depends on SH2/phosphotyrosine interactions, including BLNK/BANK1/EAT-2 and receptor-coupled contexts (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801, PMID:24642916).
GO:1990858 cellular response to lectin
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002223 stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5621481
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0030168 platelet activation
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-76002
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0038095 Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2454202
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730847
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5607735
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0004629 C-type glycerophospholipase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1112666
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0004629 C-type glycerophospholipase activity
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-114689
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
EXP
PMID:23000145
A hypermorphic missense mutation in PLCG2, encoding phosphol...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0045121 membrane raft
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0010628 positive regulation of gene expression
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0043123 positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:1902533 positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0042113 B cell activation
IDA
PMID:30107486
CD21 and FCRL5 form a receptor complex with robust B-cell ac...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032755 positive regulation of interleukin-6 production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0048471 perinuclear region of cytoplasm
IDA
PMID:23555801
BANK1 and BLK act through phospholipase C gamma 2 in B-cell ...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0050853 B cell receptor signaling pathway
TAS
PMID:23555801
BANK1 and BLK act through phospholipase C gamma 2 in B-cell ...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0097110 scaffold protein binding
IPI
PMID:23555801
BANK1 and BLK act through phospholipase C gamma 2 in B-cell ...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 binds kinase/scaffold/adaptor proteins that recruit and activate it in immune-receptor signaling complexes.
Reason: Retain because Btk/Syk/BLNK and BANK1 evidence supports PLCG2 recruitment and activation through kinase and scaffold/adaptor complexes in BCR and related immune signaling (PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801).
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0010628 positive regulation of gene expression
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:0019216 regulation of lipid metabolic process
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:0031663 lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0048678 response to axon injury
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:0060100 positive regulation of phagocytosis, engulfment
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:0071396 cellular response to lipid
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:0150078 positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:1900227 positive regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly
IMP
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional responses, and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
GO:1990782 protein tyrosine kinase binding
IPI
PMID:32514138
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required fo...
UNDECIDED
Summary: The cached abstract supports PLCG2 signaling in microglia but does not show the specific protein tyrosine kinase binding assertion.
Reason: Use UNDECIDED because the annotation is experimental IPI but the cached publication is abstract-only and does not expose the full evidence for direct protein tyrosine kinase binding; per review policy, do not overrule curator evidence from incomplete full text (PMID:32514138).
GO:0001775 cell activation
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0001878 response to yeast
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002223 stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0002224 toll-like receptor signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002281 macrophage activation involved in immune response
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0002732 positive regulation of dendritic cell cytokine production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032733 positive regulation of interleukin-10 production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032735 positive regulation of interleukin-12 production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032743 positive regulation of interleukin-2 production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032747 positive regulation of interleukin-23 production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0032760 positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0043122 regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0043410 positive regulation of MAPK cascade
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0050850 positive regulation of calcium-mediated signaling
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0060907 positive regulation of macrophage cytokine production
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0061760 antifungal innate immune response
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0070884 regulation of calcineurin-NFAT signaling cascade
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:1903428 positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:1990858 cellular response to lectin
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IDA
PMID:11331309
Real time fluorescence imaging of PLC gamma translocation an...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IDA
PMID:11331309
Real time fluorescence imaging of PLC gamma translocation an...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0032587 ruffle membrane
IDA
PMID:11331309
Real time fluorescence imaging of PLC gamma translocation an...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
IDA
PMID:14656219
Glycoproteins VI and Ib-IX-V stimulate tyrosine phosphorylat...
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0050853 B cell receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:15509800
Mechanism of B-cell receptor-induced phosphorylation and act...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0097708 intracellular vesicle
IDA
PMID:11331309
Real time fluorescence imaging of PLC gamma translocation an...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IDA
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0019901 protein kinase binding
IPI
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 binds kinase/scaffold/adaptor proteins that recruit and activate it in immune-receptor signaling complexes.
Reason: Retain because Btk/Syk/BLNK and BANK1 evidence supports PLCG2 recruitment and activation through kinase and scaffold/adaptor complexes in BCR and related immune signaling (PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801).
GO:0035556 intracellular signal transduction
IDA
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
MODIFY
Summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
Reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
GO:0050853 B cell receptor signaling pathway
IMP
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0097110 scaffold protein binding
IPI
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 binds kinase/scaffold/adaptor proteins that recruit and activate it in immune-receptor signaling complexes.
Reason: Retain because Btk/Syk/BLNK and BANK1 evidence supports PLCG2 recruitment and activation through kinase and scaffold/adaptor complexes in BCR and related immune signaling (PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801).
GO:1902808 positive regulation of cell cycle G1/S phase transition
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0019722 calcium-mediated signaling
IMP
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
Reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
GO:0071277 cellular response to calcium ion
IMP
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0001784 phosphotyrosine residue binding
IPI
PMID:20624904
Tarp regulates early Chlamydia-induced host cell survival th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 contains SH2 domains and is recruited through phosphorylation-dependent binding to receptor/adaptor motifs.
Reason: Retain because PLCG2 recruitment to receptor signaling complexes depends on SH2/phosphotyrosine interactions, including BLNK/BANK1/EAT-2 and receptor-coupled contexts (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801, PMID:24642916).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5607755
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5621347
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5621363
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5607735
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5607755
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-5621347
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0070062 extracellular exosome
HDA
PMID:20458337
MHC class II-associated proteins in B-cell exosomes and pote...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
Reason: Mark as over-annotated because exosome detection in a B-cell exosome proteomics dataset is not a defining PLCG2 localization or function (PMID:20458337).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2029268
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2029270
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2396594
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2396606
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424476
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424481
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424484
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424486
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424487
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730833
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730840
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730841
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730851
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730856
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730858
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730889
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730892
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9606151
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9606894
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9664270
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9664278
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9691421
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1112666
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-202407
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2029268
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2029272
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424485
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2424487
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2730847
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9664271
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9664278
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-114689
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1855221
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-429497
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0016055 Wnt signaling pathway
TAS
PMID:18784435
Molecular profiling of isolated histological components of w...
REMOVE
Summary: The cited Wilms tumor expression study does not establish PLCG2 as a Wnt signaling pathway component.
Reason: Remove because the abstract describes tumor/kidney expression profiling and reports lack of PLCG2 expression in WT/fetal kidney rather than functional involvement of PLCG2 in Wnt signaling (PMID:18784435).
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
IDA
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0004435 phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
IDA
PMID:12181444
Activation of phospholipase Cgamma2 by tyrosine phosphorylat...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
Reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IDA
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can later appear in internal vesicles.
Reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations (PMID:11331309).
GO:0006661 phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
IDA
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
MODIFY
Summary: PLCG2 hydrolyzes PIP2 rather than synthesizing phosphatidylinositol lipids.
Reason: Modify because phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process has the wrong direction for PLCG2; the supported biology is phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling through PIP2 hydrolysis to IP3 and DAG (PMID:11043765, PMID:11331309, PMID:12181444).
GO:0006661 phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
IDA
PMID:12181444
Activation of phospholipase Cgamma2 by tyrosine phosphorylat...
MODIFY
Summary: PLCG2 hydrolyzes PIP2 rather than synthesizing phosphatidylinositol lipids.
Reason: Modify because phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process has the wrong direction for PLCG2; the supported biology is phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling through PIP2 hydrolysis to IP3 and DAG (PMID:11043765, PMID:11331309, PMID:12181444).
GO:0019722 calcium-mediated signaling
NAS
PMID:11043765
Regulation of the phospholipase C-gamma2 pathway in B cells.
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
Reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
GO:0030183 B cell differentiation
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
Reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
GO:0050852 T cell receptor signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: This annotation is plausible for PLCG2 but was not central to the reviewed catalytic/receptor-proximal mechanism.
Reason: Keep as non-core pending deeper evidence review; it is compatible with PLCG2 signaling biology but does not define the core PIP2 phospholipase function.
GO:0050853 B cell receptor signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related hematopoietic signaling.
Reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 events).
GO:0051209 release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
IDA
PMID:11606584
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for th...
ACCEPT
Summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
Reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).

Core Functions

Receptor-activated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity that generates IP3 and DAG, coupling immune and growth-factor receptor inputs to calcium and lipid second-messenger signaling.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:11043765
    The activated PLC-gamma2 converts phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate into the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)
  • PMID:12181444
    phosphorylation of PLCgamma2 led to activation of the recombinant enzyme
  • PMID:23000145
    PLCG2 encodes phospholipase Cgamma2 (PLCgamma2), an enzyme with a critical regulatory role in various immune and inflammatory pathways.

Phosphorylation-dependent recruitment and activation in immune-receptor signaling complexes through SH2/phosphotyrosine, kinase, scaffold, and small GTPase-linked interactions.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:11606584
    function of Syk is to phosphorylate BLNK, providing binding sites for PLCgamma2
  • PMID:23555801
    PLCg2 interacts with BANK1 and that the interaction is promoted by B-cell receptor
  • PMID:19394299
    the crystal structure of the complex of Rac2 bound to the split pleckstrin homology (spPH) domain of phospholipase C-gamma(2)

References

Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
Manual transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs by curator judgment of sequence similarity
Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs using Ensembl Compara
Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning models
Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
Regulation of the phospholipase C-gamma2 pathway in B cells.
Real time fluorescence imaging of PLC gamma translocation and its interaction with the epidermal growth factor receptor.
Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for the enzyme function in B-cell signaling.
Activation of phospholipase Cgamma2 by tyrosine phosphorylation.
Glycoproteins VI and Ib-IX-V stimulate tyrosine phosphorylation of tyrosine kinase Syk and phospholipase Cgamma2 at distinct sites.
Mechanism of B-cell receptor-induced phosphorylation and activation of phospholipase C-gamma2.
A systematic scan of interactions with tyrosine motifs in the erythropoietin receptor using a mammalian 2-hybrid approach.
A quantitative protein interaction network for the ErbB receptors using protein microarrays.
Molecular profiling of isolated histological components of wilms tumor implicates a common role for the Wnt signaling pathway in kidney and tumor development.
MHC class II-associated proteins in B-cell exosomes and potential functional implications for exosome biogenesis.
Tarp regulates early Chlamydia-induced host cell survival through interactions with the human adaptor protein SHC1.
A hypermorphic missense mutation in PLCG2, encoding phospholipase Cγ2, causes a dominantly inherited autoinflammatory disease with immunodeficiency.
BANK1 and BLK act through phospholipase C gamma 2 in B-cell signaling.
Fine specificity and molecular competition in SLAM family receptor signalling.
The mammalian-membrane two-hybrid assay (MaMTH) for probing membrane-protein interactions in human cells.
Enhanced prediction of Src homology 2 (SH2) domain binding potentials using a fluorescence polarization-derived c-Met, c-Kit, ErbB, and androgen receptor interactome.
Using an in situ proximity ligation assay to systematically profile endogenous protein-protein interactions in a pathway network.
Phospho-tyrosine dependent protein-protein interaction network.
CD21 and FCRL5 form a receptor complex with robust B-cell activating capacity.
Extensive rewiring of the EGFR network in colorectal cancer cells expressing transforming levels of KRAS(G13D).
Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required for both TREM2 function and the inflammatory response in human microglia.
Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the human interactome.
Systematic discovery of mutation-directed neo-protein-protein interactions in cancer.
Reactome:R-HSA-1112666
BLNK (SLP-65) Signalosome hydrolyzes phosphatidyinositol bisphosphate forming diacylglycerol and inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate
Reactome:R-HSA-114689
PLC gamma 2-mediated PIP2 hydrolysis
Reactome:R-HSA-1855221
PI(4,5)P2 is hydrolysed to I(1,4,5)P3 and DAG by tethered PLC[1] at the plasma membrane
Reactome:R-HSA-202407
PLC-gamma1 hydrolyses PIP2
Reactome:R-HSA-2029268
Phosphorylation and activation of PLCG
Reactome:R-HSA-2029270
Recruitment of PLCgamma to membrane
Reactome:R-HSA-2029272
Release of PLCG from FCGR
Reactome:R-HSA-2396594
Phosphorylation of SLP-76 by p-SYK
Reactome:R-HSA-2396606
Recruitment of PLC-gamma to SLP-76 and p-5Y-LAT
Reactome:R-HSA-2424476
Activation of RAC1 by VAV2/3
Reactome:R-HSA-2424481
Recruitment of VAV and BTK to p-SLP-76
Reactome:R-HSA-2424484
Phosphorylation of BTK by p-SYK
Reactome:R-HSA-2424485
Release of p-PLCG1
Reactome:R-HSA-2424486
Phosphorylation and activation of VAV2/VAV3 by SYK
Reactome:R-HSA-2424487
Phosphorylation of PLC-gamma by p-BTK/p-SYK
Reactome:R-HSA-2454202
Fc epsilon receptor (FCERI) signaling
Reactome:R-HSA-2730833
Phosphorylation of TEC kinases by p-SYK
Reactome:R-HSA-2730840
Activation of RAC1 by VAV
Reactome:R-HSA-2730841
Phosphorylation and activation of VAV
Reactome:R-HSA-2730847
Hydrolysis of PIP2 by PLCG
Reactome:R-HSA-2730851
Phosphorylation of SLP-76 by p-SYK
Reactome:R-HSA-2730856
Autophosphorylation of PAK
Reactome:R-HSA-2730858
Autophosphorylation of BTK/ITK
Reactome:R-HSA-2730889
Recruitment of PAK to the membrane by binding active RAC1
Reactome:R-HSA-2730892
Recruitment of VAV to p-SLP-76
Reactome:R-HSA-429497
SLP-76 stimulates PLC gamma 2
Reactome:R-HSA-5607735
p-Y753,Y759-PLCG2 hydrolyses PIP2
Reactome:R-HSA-5607755
p-Y753,Y759-PLCG2 translocates from cytosol to plasma membrane
Reactome:R-HSA-5621347
PLCG2 translocates from cytosol to plasma membrane
Reactome:R-HSA-5621363
SYK phosphorylates PLCG2 in p-6Y-SYK:p-Y65,Y76-FCER1G:PLCG2
Reactome:R-HSA-5621481
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)
Reactome:R-HSA-76002
Platelet activation, signaling and aggregation
Reactome:R-HSA-9606151
Phosphorylated BLNK (SLP65, in Antigen:p-BCR:p-SYK:p-BLNK:CIN85:GRB2:SOS1) binds BTK, PLCG2, VAV1, NCK1
Reactome:R-HSA-9606894
p-DAPP1 (p-BAM32) binds PLCG2
Reactome:R-HSA-9664270
Recruitment of PLCgamma to membrane due to FCGR3A effect
Reactome:R-HSA-9664271
Release of PLCG from FCGR3A
Reactome:R-HSA-9664278
Phosphorylation and activation of PLCG due to FCGR3A effect
Reactome:R-HSA-9691421
BTK binds BTK inhibitors
Structural insights into formation of an active signaling complex between Rac and phospholipase C gamma 2.
Cold urticaria, immunodeficiency, and autoimmunity related to PLCG2 deletions.

Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Which PLCG2 receptor contexts should be considered core across hematopoietic and microglial biology rather than retained as cell-type-specific downstream processes?

Q: Can full-text evidence for the PMID:32514138 protein tyrosine kinase binding annotation be reviewed to decide whether GO:1990782 should be accepted or replaced by a more specific recruitment term?

Q: Should Reactome PLCG1/PLCG entity-set events that annotate PLCG2 be split or qualified to avoid isoform ambiguity?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Measure endogenous PLCG2 recruitment, phosphorylation, PIP2 hydrolysis, and calcium output after TREM2, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and TLR stimulation in primary human microglia or macrophages.

Hypothesis: Endogenous PLCG2 has receptor-context-specific activation kinetics in microglia and macrophages.

Type: primary-cell signaling time course

Experiment: Use PLCG2 SH2-domain and Rac-binding mutants to separate phosphotyrosine-adaptor recruitment from Rac-dependent activation in immune-cell signaling assays.

Hypothesis: SH2-domain recruitment and Rac-dependent activation make separable contributions to PLCG2 signaling output.

Type: mutational structure-function assay

Experiment: Test whether Alzheimer-associated PLCG2 variants alter core PIP2 phospholipase activity, membrane recruitment kinetics, and downstream phagocytosis/lipid-response phenotypes in matched human microglia-like cells.

Hypothesis: Alzheimer-associated PLCG2 variants alter receptor-proximal phospholipase activity and downstream microglial phenotypes.

Type: iPSC-derived microglia variant assay

📚 Additional Documentation

Notes

(PLCG2-notes.md)

PLCG2 notes

Automated deep research was attempted with just deep-research-falcon human PLCG2 --fallback perplexity-lite, but the run timed out before producing a deep-research file. This review therefore uses the cached GOA publications, the UniProt record, Reactome-derived entries, and the PANTHER family fetch.

PLCG2 encodes phospholipase C-gamma 2, a hematopoietic and microglial phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C. The central biochemical activity is receptor-regulated hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate to IP3 and DAG: activated PLC-gamma2 "converts phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate into the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)" PMID:11043765. The general PLC-gamma reaction also generates "two second messengers: inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (I 1,4,5-P3) and diacylglycerol" PMID:11331309.

Activation is controlled by tyrosine phosphorylation and SH2-domain recruitment. In B-cell signaling, Tyr753 and Tyr759 are important for PLCG2 function, with Btk directly phosphorylating PLCG2 while Syk phosphorylates BLNK to create docking sites [PMID:11606584 "two tyrosine residues, Tyr(753) and Tyr(759), were important for the PLCgamma2 signaling function"; PMID:11606584 "function of Syk is to phosphorylate BLNK, providing binding sites for PLCgamma2"]. Independent biochemical work in recombinant PLCG2 and platelets supports Tyr753/Tyr759 as activating phosphorylation sites [PMID:12181444 "phosphorylation of PLCgamma2 led to activation of the recombinant enzyme"; PMID:12181444 "collagen, a PLCgamma2-dependent agonist, induces phosphorylation of PLCgamma2 at Y753 and Y759"].

Protein recruitment annotations should be interpreted specifically, not as generic "protein binding." PLCG2 binds phosphorylated receptor/adaptor motifs via SH2-domain biology and can be regulated by scaffold/adaptor complexes such as BLNK and BANK1. BANK1 work showed that "PLCg2 interacts with BANK1 and that the interaction is promoted by B-cell receptor" stimulation PMID:23555801, with dependence on BANK1 tyrosine/proline residues PMID:23555801. A structural study also supports direct Rac2-dependent activation of PLCG2 PMID:19394299.

PLCG2 has important evolved immune-cell roles. It is central in BCR signaling and calcium mobilization, with BCR pathway reviews emphasizing Syk, Btk, BLNK, PLCG2, IP3, and calcium release [PMID:11043765 "the intracellular protein tyrosine kinases Syk and Btk in PLC-gamma2 activation"; PMID:11043765 "Binding of IP3 to the IP3 receptors is essential for triggering a calcium release from the ER"]. It also functions in platelets and myeloid/microglial cells. In human iPSC-derived microglia-like cells, TREM2 signals through PLCG2 to mediate survival, phagocytosis, neuronal debris processing, and lipid metabolism; PLCG2 also mediates TLR-linked inflammatory responses [PMID:32514138 "TREM2 signals through PLCgamma2 to mediate cell survival, phagocytosis, processing of neuronal debris, and lipid metabolism"; PMID:32514138 "PLCG2 also signals downstream of Toll-like receptors to mediate inflammatory responses"].

For curation, the specific molecular-function term phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity should be retained as core. Broad terms such as phosphoric diester hydrolase activity, C-type glycerophospholipase activity, lipid metabolic process, and signal transduction are true in spirit but less informative than the specific PIP2 phospholipase and receptor-proximal signaling terms. phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process is the wrong direction for PLCG2 and should be replaced by phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling or PIP2 phospholipase activity. Generic protein binding annotations should be modified to phosphotyrosine residue binding/phosphorylation-dependent protein binding when the evidence is SH2-phosphopeptide recruitment, or marked over-annotated when they come from high-throughput interaction screens without a clear PLCG2-specific mechanism.

2026-06-20 Second-Pass Review Notes

Second-pass audit confirmed the existing action calls and reference-review
coverage. No YAML changes were needed in this pass.

The single UNDECIDED annotation is GO:1990782 protein tyrosine kinase binding
from PMID:32514138. The cached abstract supports PLCG2 signaling in microglia
but does not expose the full IPI evidence for direct protein tyrosine kinase
binding, so this remains UNDECIDED under the project rule not to overrule
experimental annotations from abstract-only evidence.

The REMOVE annotation for GO:0016055 Wnt signaling pathway remains appropriate:
the cited PMID:18784435 abstract describes Wilms tumor/fetal kidney expression
profiling and lack of PLCG2 expression, not functional PLCG2 involvement in Wnt
signaling.

The core function remains receptor-activated PIP2 phospholipase C activity that
generates IP3 and DAG, plus phosphotyrosine/adaptor-dependent recruitment in
immune receptor signaling complexes. Alzheimer relevance should be captured
through microglial receptor-proximal PLCG2 signaling, calcium/lipid
second-messenger output, phagocytosis, survival, and inflammatory response
biology rather than disease-progression annotations.

📄 View Raw YAML

id: P16885
gene_symbol: PLCG2
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:9606
  label: Homo sapiens
description: 'PLCG2 encodes phospholipase C-gamma 2, a multidomain phosphoinositide-specific
  phospholipase C enriched in hematopoietic cells and microglia. After recruitment
  to activated receptor signaling complexes through SH2/phosphotyrosine and adaptor
  interactions, PLCG2 hydrolyzes phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate at plasma-membrane
  and membrane-raft signaling sites to generate inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol,
  coupling B-cell, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, platelet, TREM2, Toll-like receptor,
  and related immune pathways to calcium mobilization, lipid signaling, transcriptional
  responses, phagocytosis, inflammatory signaling, and other hematopoietic or myeloid
  cell outcomes.'
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0046488
    label: phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0010634
    label: positive regulation of epithelial cell migration
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This epithelial migration annotation is weakly connected to 
      PLC-gamma family signaling but is not characteristic of hematopoietic 
      PLCG2 biology.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because PLCG2 is primarily a 
      hematopoietic/microglial receptor-signaling PLC; the review evidence 
      supports immune receptor signaling rather than a core epithelial migration
      function.
- term:
    id: GO:0048015
    label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This captures PLCG2-mediated phosphoinositide signaling downstream 
      of immune and growth-factor receptor activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because the core PLCG2 reaction converts PIP2 into IP3 and 
      DAG, linking receptor tyrosine/SYK/BTK signaling to calcium and 
      DAG-dependent intracellular signaling (PMID:11043765, PMID:11331309, 
      PMID:11606584).
- term:
    id: GO:0032587
    label: ruffle membrane
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0051209
    label: release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving 
      calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies 
      show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent 
      activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release 
      (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0006629
    label: lipid metabolic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0007165
    label: signal transduction
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0008081
    label: phosphoric diester hydrolase activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0004435
      label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
- term:
    id: GO:0009395
    label: phospholipid catabolic process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0010628
    label: positive regulation of gene expression
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0019722
    label: calcium-mediated signaling
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving 
      calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies 
      show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent 
      activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release 
      (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
- term:
    id: GO:0032587
    label: ruffle membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0038095
    label: Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0045121
    label: membrane raft
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0050851
    label: antigen receptor-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:1902533
    label: positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:15644415
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or 
      phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors
      rather than generic protein binding.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify generic protein binding to 
      phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 
      recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor 
      or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0001784
      label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
    - id: GO:0140031
      label: phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:16273093
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or 
      phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors
      rather than generic protein binding.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify generic protein binding to 
      phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 
      recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor 
      or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0001784
      label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
    - id: GO:0140031
      label: phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24642916
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or 
      phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors
      rather than generic protein binding.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify generic protein binding to 
      phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 
      recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor 
      or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0001784
      label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
    - id: GO:0140031
      label: phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24658140
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation
      does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad 
      screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 
      phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and 
      immune-receptor signaling terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24728074
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or 
      phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors
      rather than generic protein binding.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify generic protein binding to 
      phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 
      recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor 
      or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0001784
      label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
    - id: GO:0140031
      label: phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25241761
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation
      does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad 
      screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 
      phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and 
      immune-receptor signaling terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25814554
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The interaction evidence reflects PLCG2 SH2-domain or 
      phosphorylation-dependent recruitment to phosphorylated receptors/adaptors
      rather than generic protein binding.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify generic protein binding to 
      phosphotyrosine/phosphorylation-dependent binding because PLCG2 
      recruitment depends on SH2-domain recognition of phosphorylated receptor 
      or adaptor motifs in immune and growth-factor signaling contexts.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0001784
      label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
    - id: GO:0140031
      label: phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31980649
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation
      does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad 
      screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 
      phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and 
      immune-receptor signaling terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:33961781
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation
      does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad 
      screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 
      phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and 
      immune-receptor signaling terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:35512704
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation
      does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because generic protein binding or broad 
      screen-derived evidence is less informative than the specific PLCG2 
      phospholipase activity, phosphotyrosine-dependent recruitment, and 
      immune-receptor signaling terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0001775
    label: cell activation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0001878
    label: response to yeast
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002092
    label: positive regulation of receptor internalization
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002223
    label: stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0002224
    label: toll-like receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002281
    label: macrophage activation involved in immune response
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002732
    label: positive regulation of dendritic cell cytokine production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0030183
    label: B cell differentiation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032481
    label: positive regulation of type I interferon production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032733
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-10 production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032735
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-12 production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032743
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-2 production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032747
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-23 production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032755
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-6 production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032760
    label: positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0043122
    label: regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0043410
    label: positive regulation of MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0050853
    label: B cell receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0051209
    label: release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving 
      calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies 
      show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent 
      activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release 
      (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
- term:
    id: GO:0061760
    label: antifungal innate immune response
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0140031
    label: phosphorylation-dependent protein binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 contains SH2 domains and is recruited through 
      phosphorylation-dependent binding to receptor/adaptor motifs.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLCG2 recruitment to receptor signaling complexes 
      depends on SH2/phosphotyrosine interactions, including BLNK/BANK1/EAT-2 
      and receptor-coupled contexts (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:24642916).
- term:
    id: GO:1990858
    label: cellular response to lectin
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002223
    label: stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621481
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0030168
    label: platelet activation
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-76002
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0038095
    label: Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2454202
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730847
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5607735
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0004629
    label: C-type glycerophospholipase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1112666
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0004435
      label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
- term:
    id: GO:0004629
    label: C-type glycerophospholipase activity
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-114689
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0004435
      label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:23000145
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0045121
    label: membrane raft
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0010628
    label: positive regulation of gene expression
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0043123
    label: positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:1902533
    label: positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0042113
    label: B cell activation
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:30107486
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032755
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-6 production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0048471
    label: perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:23555801
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0050853
    label: B cell receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:23555801
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0097110
    label: scaffold protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:23555801
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 binds kinase/scaffold/adaptor proteins that recruit and 
      activate it in immune-receptor signaling complexes.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because Btk/Syk/BLNK and BANK1 evidence supports PLCG2 
      recruitment and activation through kinase and scaffold/adaptor complexes 
      in BCR and related immune signaling (PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801).
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0010628
    label: positive regulation of gene expression
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of_or_within
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0019216
    label: regulation of lipid metabolic process
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0031663
    label: lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0048678
    label: response to axon injury
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0060100
    label: positive regulation of phagocytosis, engulfment
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of_or_within
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0071396
    label: cellular response to lipid
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0150078
    label: positive regulation of neuroinflammatory response
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:1900227
    label: positive regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of_or_within
  review:
    summary: Human microglia-like cell experiments support PLCG2 downstream of 
      TREM2 for phagocytosis, lipid handling, survival, transcriptional 
      responses, and inflammatory signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because these Alzheimer-relevant microglial 
      phenotypes are important cellular consequences of PLCG2 signaling, but 
      they are downstream of its core phospholipase and immune-receptor 
      transducer functions (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:1990782
    label: protein tyrosine kinase binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:32514138
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: The cached abstract supports PLCG2 signaling in microglia but does 
      not show the specific protein tyrosine kinase binding assertion.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: Use UNDECIDED because the annotation is experimental IPI but the 
      cached publication is abstract-only and does not expose the full evidence 
      for direct protein tyrosine kinase binding; per review policy, do not 
      overrule curator evidence from incomplete full text (PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0001775
    label: cell activation
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0001878
    label: response to yeast
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002223
    label: stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0002224
    label: toll-like receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002281
    label: macrophage activation involved in immune response
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0002732
    label: positive regulation of dendritic cell cytokine production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032733
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-10 production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032735
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-12 production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032743
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-2 production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032747
    label: positive regulation of interleukin-23 production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0032760
    label: positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0043122
    label: regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0043410
    label: positive regulation of MAPK cascade
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0050850
    label: positive regulation of calcium-mediated signaling
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of_or_within
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0060907
    label: positive regulation of macrophage cytokine production
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0061760
    label: antifungal innate immune response
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0070884
    label: regulation of calcineurin-NFAT signaling cascade
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of_or_within
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:1903428
    label: positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:1990858
    label: cellular response to lectin
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11331309
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11331309
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0032587
    label: ruffle membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11331309
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:14656219
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0050853
    label: B cell receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15509800
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0097708
    label: intracellular vesicle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11331309
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0019901
    label: protein kinase binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 binds kinase/scaffold/adaptor proteins that recruit and 
      activate it in immune-receptor signaling complexes.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because Btk/Syk/BLNK and BANK1 evidence supports PLCG2 
      recruitment and activation through kinase and scaffold/adaptor complexes 
      in BCR and related immune signaling (PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801).
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The annotation is directionally correct but too broad for PLCG2; 
      the specific biology is PIP2 phospholipase activity and 
      phosphoinositide-mediated receptor signaling.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify to the specific PLCG2 catalytic/signaling terms because 
      generic lipid metabolism, phospholipid catabolism, hydrolase activity, or 
      signal transduction hides the defining PIP2 phospholipase mechanism.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0050853
    label: B cell receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0097110
    label: scaffold protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 binds kinase/scaffold/adaptor proteins that recruit and 
      activate it in immune-receptor signaling complexes.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because Btk/Syk/BLNK and BANK1 evidence supports PLCG2 
      recruitment and activation through kinase and scaffold/adaptor complexes 
      in BCR and related immune signaling (PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801).
- term:
    id: GO:1902808
    label: positive regulation of cell cycle G1/S phase transition
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0019722
    label: calcium-mediated signaling
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving 
      calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies 
      show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent 
      activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release 
      (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
- term:
    id: GO:0071277
    label: cellular response to calcium ion
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0001784
    label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20624904
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 contains SH2 domains and is recruited through 
      phosphorylation-dependent binding to receptor/adaptor motifs.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLCG2 recruitment to receptor signaling complexes 
      depends on SH2/phosphotyrosine interactions, including BLNK/BANK1/EAT-2 
      and receptor-coupled contexts (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:24642916).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5607755
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621347
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621363
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5607735
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5607755
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621347
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0070062
    label: extracellular exosome
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20458337
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: This generic or high-throughput interaction/localization annotation
      does not define PLCG2 core molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: Mark as over-annotated because exosome detection in a B-cell exosome
      proteomics dataset is not a defining PLCG2 localization or function 
      (PMID:20458337).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029268
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029270
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2396594
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2396606
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424476
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424481
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424484
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424486
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424487
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730833
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730840
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730841
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730851
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730856
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730858
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730889
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730892
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9606151
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9606894
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664270
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664278
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9691421
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1112666
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-202407
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029268
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029272
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424485
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424487
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730847
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664271
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664278
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-114689
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855221
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-429497
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0016055
    label: Wnt signaling pathway
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:18784435
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: The cited Wilms tumor expression study does not establish PLCG2 as 
      a Wnt signaling pathway component.
    action: REMOVE
    reason: Remove because the abstract describes tumor/kidney expression 
      profiling and reports lack of PLCG2 expression in WT/fetal kidney rather 
      than functional involvement of PLCG2 in Wnt signaling (PMID:18784435).
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12181444
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C that 
      hydrolyzes PIP2 to IP3 and DAG after receptor-induced activation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core because PLCG2/PLC-gamma2 directly catalyzes 
      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, with experimental 
      support for recombinant and cellular activity and activation by 
      Tyr753/Tyr759 phosphorylation (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, 
      PMID:12181444, PMID:23000145).
- term:
    id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 functions from cytosolic pools that transiently translocate 
      to plasma-membrane, membrane-raft, and ruffle signaling sites and can 
      later appear in internal vesicles.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain because PLC-gamma localization to plasma membrane and 
      membrane ruffles is tied to receptor binding, access to PI(4,5)P2 
      substrate, activation, and later internalization; PLCG2 also has Reactome 
      and UniProt support for cytosol/plasma-membrane signaling locations 
      (PMID:11331309).
- term:
    id: GO:0006661
    label: phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 hydrolyzes PIP2 rather than synthesizing phosphatidylinositol
      lipids.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify because phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process has the 
      wrong direction for PLCG2; the supported biology is 
      phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling through PIP2 hydrolysis to IP3 and
      DAG (PMID:11043765, PMID:11331309, PMID:12181444).
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0006661
    label: phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12181444
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 hydrolyzes PIP2 rather than synthesizing phosphatidylinositol
      lipids.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Modify because phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process has the 
      wrong direction for PLCG2; the supported biology is 
      phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling through PIP2 hydrolysis to IP3 and
      DAG (PMID:11043765, PMID:11331309, PMID:12181444).
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0048015
      label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0019722
    label: calcium-mediated signaling
  evidence_type: NAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:11043765
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving 
      calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies 
      show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent 
      activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release 
      (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
- term:
    id: GO:0030183
    label: B cell differentiation
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This immune-cell process is a plausible downstream or 
      cell-type-specific outcome of PLCG2 receptor signaling.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core because PLCG2 can regulate B-cell, platelet, 
      NK-cell, myeloid, and microglial responses, but the annotation reflects an
      effector phenotype downstream of the core PIP2 
      phospholipase/receptor-proximal signaling mechanism (PMID:11043765, 
      PMID:23555801, PMID:32514138).
- term:
    id: GO:0050852
    label: T cell receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: This annotation is plausible for PLCG2 but was not central to the 
      reviewed catalytic/receptor-proximal mechanism.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Keep as non-core pending deeper evidence review; it is compatible 
      with PLCG2 signaling biology but does not define the core PIP2 
      phospholipase function.
- term:
    id: GO:0050853
    label: B cell receptor signaling pathway
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 is a receptor-proximal transducer in immune-receptor 
      pathways, especially BCR, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and related 
      hematopoietic signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core or near-core immune signaling biology because PLCG2 
      is recruited and activated by receptor-coupled tyrosine kinase/adaptor 
      modules such as Syk, Btk, BLNK, BANK1, FCER/FCGR, and C-type lectin 
      pathways (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:23555801; Reactome PLCG2 
      events).
- term:
    id: GO:0051209
    label: release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:11606584
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: PLCG2 produces IP3 downstream of receptor activation, driving 
      calcium release and calcium-mediated signaling.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Retain as core signaling output because BCR and platelet studies 
      show PLCG2-dependent calcium responses and phosphorylation-dependent 
      activation of PLCG2 upstream of IP3-mediated calcium release 
      (PMID:11043765, PMID:11606584, PMID:12181444).
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with 
    GO terms
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000024
  title: Manual transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to
    orthologs by curator judgment of sequence similarity
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000033
  title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000107
  title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data
    to orthologs using Ensembl Compara
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000117
  title: Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning 
    models
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000120
  title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  findings: []
- id: PMID:11043765
  title: Regulation of the phospholipase C-gamma2 pathway in B cells.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached abstract directly supports BCR PLCG2-calcium pathway, 
      Syk/Btk/BLNK recruitment, and PIP2-to-IP3 signaling.
- id: PMID:11331309
  title: Real time fluorescence imaging of PLC gamma translocation and its 
    interaction with the epidermal growth factor receptor.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached full text supports PLC-gamma membrane/ruffle 
      translocation, receptor binding, substrate access, and vesicle 
      internalization; used for PLCG2 localization by isoform-conserved 
      mechanism.
- id: PMID:11606584
  title: Tyrosine residues in phospholipase Cgamma 2 essential for the enzyme 
    function in B-cell signaling.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached abstract directly supports Tyr753/Tyr759 function, 
      BTK/SYK/BLNK mechanism, calcium responses, and kinase/scaffold binding 
      decisions.
- id: PMID:12181444
  title: Activation of phospholipase Cgamma2 by tyrosine phosphorylation.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached abstract directly supports recombinant PLCG2 catalytic 
      activation by tyrosine phosphorylation and platelet Tyr753/Tyr759 
      phosphorylation.
- id: PMID:14656219
  title: Glycoproteins VI and Ib-IX-V stimulate tyrosine phosphorylation of 
    tyrosine kinase Syk and phospholipase Cgamma2 at distinct sites.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15509800
  title: Mechanism of B-cell receptor-induced phosphorylation and activation of 
    phospholipase C-gamma2.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15644415
  title: A systematic scan of interactions with tyrosine motifs in the 
    erythropoietin receptor using a mammalian 2-hybrid approach.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:16273093
  title: A quantitative protein interaction network for the ErbB receptors using
    protein microarrays.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:18784435
  title: Molecular profiling of isolated histological components of wilms tumor 
    implicates a common role for the Wnt signaling pathway in kidney and tumor 
    development.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: LOW
    correctness: MISCITED
    review_notes: Cached abstract is an expression-profiling Wilms tumor paper 
      and does not establish PLCG2 as a Wnt signaling component; used to remove 
      the Wnt annotation.
- id: PMID:20458337
  title: MHC class II-associated proteins in B-cell exosomes and potential 
    functional implications for exosome biogenesis.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: LOW
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached abstract supports B-cell exosome proteomics detection 
      only; relevant to over-annotation decision for extracellular exosome.
- id: PMID:20624904
  title: Tarp regulates early Chlamydia-induced host cell survival through 
    interactions with the human adaptor protein SHC1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:23000145
  title: A hypermorphic missense mutation in PLCG2, encoding phospholipase Cγ2, 
    causes a dominantly inherited autoinflammatory disease with 
    immunodeficiency.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached abstract supports PLCG2 phospholipase activity and 
      immune-pathway dysregulation from a hypermorphic PLCG2 variant.
- id: PMID:23555801
  title: BANK1 and BLK act through phospholipase C gamma 2 in B-cell signaling.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached full text supports BANK1-PLCG2 interaction promoted by 
      BCR stimulation and dependent on tyrosine/proline residues.
- id: PMID:24642916
  title: Fine specificity and molecular competition in SLAM family receptor 
    signalling.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24658140
  title: The mammalian-membrane two-hybrid assay (MaMTH) for probing 
    membrane-protein interactions in human cells.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24728074
  title: Enhanced prediction of Src homology 2 (SH2) domain binding potentials 
    using a fluorescence polarization-derived c-Met, c-Kit, ErbB, and androgen 
    receptor interactome.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25241761
  title: Using an in situ proximity ligation assay to systematically profile 
    endogenous protein-protein interactions in a pathway network.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25814554
  title: Phospho-tyrosine dependent protein-protein interaction network.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:30107486
  title: CD21 and FCRL5 form a receptor complex with robust B-cell activating 
    capacity.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31980649
  title: Extensive rewiring of the EGFR network in colorectal cancer cells 
    expressing transforming levels of KRAS(G13D).
  findings: []
- id: PMID:32514138
  title: Alzheimer's-associated PLCγ2 is a signaling node required for both 
    TREM2 function and the inflammatory response in human microglia.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached abstract supports PLCG2 downstream of TREM2 and TLR 
      signaling in human microglia-like cells, including phagocytosis, lipid 
      metabolism, transcriptional and inflammatory phenotypes.
- id: PMID:33961781
  title: Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the 
    human interactome.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:35512704
  title: Systematic discovery of mutation-directed neo-protein-protein 
    interactions in cancer.
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1112666
  title: BLNK (SLP-65) Signalosome hydrolyzes phosphatidyinositol bisphosphate 
    forming diacylglycerol and inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-114689
  title: PLC gamma 2-mediated PIP2 hydrolysis
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-1855221
  title: PI(4,5)P2 is hydrolysed to I(1,4,5)P3 and DAG by tethered PLC[1] at the
    plasma membrane
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-202407
  title: PLC-gamma1 hydrolyses PIP2
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029268
  title: Phosphorylation and activation of PLCG
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029270
  title: Recruitment of PLCgamma to membrane
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2029272
  title: Release of PLCG from FCGR
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2396594
  title: Phosphorylation of SLP-76 by p-SYK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2396606
  title: Recruitment of PLC-gamma to SLP-76 and p-5Y-LAT
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424476
  title: Activation of RAC1 by VAV2/3
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424481
  title: Recruitment of VAV and BTK to p-SLP-76
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424484
  title: Phosphorylation of BTK by p-SYK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424485
  title: Release of p-PLCG1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424486
  title: Phosphorylation and activation of VAV2/VAV3 by SYK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2424487
  title: Phosphorylation of PLC-gamma by p-BTK/p-SYK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2454202
  title: Fc epsilon receptor (FCERI) signaling
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730833
  title: Phosphorylation of TEC kinases by p-SYK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730840
  title: Activation of RAC1 by VAV
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730841
  title: Phosphorylation and activation of VAV
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730847
  title: Hydrolysis of PIP2 by PLCG
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730851
  title: Phosphorylation of SLP-76 by p-SYK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730856
  title: Autophosphorylation of PAK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730858
  title: Autophosphorylation of BTK/ITK
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730889
  title: Recruitment of PAK to the membrane by binding active RAC1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-2730892
  title: Recruitment of VAV to p-SLP-76
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-429497
  title: SLP-76 stimulates PLC gamma 2
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5607735
  title: p-Y753,Y759-PLCG2 hydrolyses PIP2
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5607755
  title: p-Y753,Y759-PLCG2 translocates from cytosol to plasma membrane
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621347
  title: PLCG2 translocates from cytosol to plasma membrane
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621363
  title: SYK phosphorylates PLCG2 in p-6Y-SYK:p-Y65,Y76-FCER1G:PLCG2
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5621481
  title: C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-76002
  title: Platelet activation, signaling and aggregation
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9606151
  title: Phosphorylated BLNK (SLP65, in 
    Antigen:p-BCR:p-SYK:p-BLNK:CIN85:GRB2:SOS1) binds BTK, PLCG2, VAV1, NCK1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9606894
  title: p-DAPP1 (p-BAM32) binds PLCG2
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664270
  title: Recruitment of PLCgamma to membrane due to FCGR3A effect
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664271
  title: Release of PLCG from FCGR3A
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664278
  title: Phosphorylation and activation of PLCG due to FCGR3A effect
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9691421
  title: BTK binds BTK inhibitors
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19394299
  title: Structural insights into formation of an active signaling complex 
    between Rac and phospholipase C gamma 2.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached PubMed abstract; supports direct Rac2/spPH-domain 
      interaction and PLCG2 activation mechanism.
- id: PMID:22236196
  title: Cold urticaria, immunodeficiency, and autoimmunity related to PLCG2 
    deletions.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: MEDIUM
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: Cached full text; supports human immune-dysregulation 
      relevance of PLCG2 variants, but is not central to GO term decisions.
core_functions:
- description: Receptor-activated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 
    phospholipase C activity that generates IP3 and DAG, coupling immune and 
    growth-factor receptor inputs to calcium and lipid second-messenger 
    signaling.
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:11043765
    supporting_text: The activated PLC-gamma2 converts phosphatidylinositol 
      4,5-bisphosphate into the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 
      (IP3)
  - reference_id: PMID:12181444
    supporting_text: phosphorylation of PLCgamma2 led to activation of the 
      recombinant enzyme
  - reference_id: PMID:23000145
    supporting_text: PLCG2 encodes phospholipase Cgamma2 (PLCgamma2), an enzyme 
      with a critical regulatory role in various immune and inflammatory 
      pathways.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0004435
    label: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0048015
    label: phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
  - id: GO:0051209
    label: release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol
  - id: GO:0019722
    label: calcium-mediated signaling
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  - id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  - id: GO:0045121
    label: membrane raft
  - id: GO:0032587
    label: ruffle membrane
- description: Phosphorylation-dependent recruitment and activation in 
    immune-receptor signaling complexes through SH2/phosphotyrosine, kinase, 
    scaffold, and small GTPase-linked interactions.
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:11606584
    supporting_text: function of Syk is to phosphorylate BLNK, providing binding
      sites for PLCgamma2
  - reference_id: PMID:23555801
    supporting_text: PLCg2 interacts with BANK1 and that the interaction is 
      promoted by B-cell receptor
  - reference_id: PMID:19394299
    supporting_text: the crystal structure of the complex of Rac2 bound to the 
      split pleckstrin homology (spPH) domain of phospholipase C-gamma(2)
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0001784
    label: phosphotyrosine residue binding
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0050853
    label: B cell receptor signaling pathway
  - id: GO:0050851
    label: antigen receptor-mediated signaling pathway
  - id: GO:0002223
    label: stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  - id: GO:0005886
    label: plasma membrane
  - id: GO:0045121
    label: membrane raft
suggested_questions:
- question: Which PLCG2 receptor contexts should be considered core across 
    hematopoietic and microglial biology rather than retained as 
    cell-type-specific downstream processes?
- question: Can full-text evidence for the PMID:32514138 protein tyrosine kinase
    binding annotation be reviewed to decide whether GO:1990782 should be 
    accepted or replaced by a more specific recruitment term?
- question: Should Reactome PLCG1/PLCG entity-set events that annotate PLCG2 be 
    split or qualified to avoid isoform ambiguity?
suggested_experiments:
- hypothesis: Endogenous PLCG2 has receptor-context-specific activation kinetics
    in microglia and macrophages.
  description: Measure endogenous PLCG2 recruitment, phosphorylation, PIP2 
    hydrolysis, and calcium output after TREM2, Fc receptor, C-type lectin, and 
    TLR stimulation in primary human microglia or macrophages.
  experiment_type: primary-cell signaling time course
- hypothesis: SH2-domain recruitment and Rac-dependent activation make separable
    contributions to PLCG2 signaling output.
  description: Use PLCG2 SH2-domain and Rac-binding mutants to separate 
    phosphotyrosine-adaptor recruitment from Rac-dependent activation in 
    immune-cell signaling assays.
  experiment_type: mutational structure-function assay
- hypothesis: Alzheimer-associated PLCG2 variants alter receptor-proximal 
    phospholipase activity and downstream microglial phenotypes.
  description: Test whether Alzheimer-associated PLCG2 variants alter core PIP2 
    phospholipase activity, membrane recruitment kinetics, and downstream 
    phagocytosis/lipid-response phenotypes in matched human microglia-like 
    cells.
  experiment_type: iPSC-derived microglia variant assay