Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 55304
Gene name Serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 3
Gene symbol SPTLC3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
C20orf38LCB 3LCB2BLCB3SPT 3SPT3SPTLC2LdJ718P11dJ718P11.1hLCB2b
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20p12.1
Summary This gene encodes a subunit of the serine palmitoyltransferase complex which catalyzes the rate-limiting step in sphingolipid biosynthesis. This subunit metabolizes lauroyl- and myristoyl-CoA and generates C14 and C16-sphingoid bases. [provided by RefSeq,
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs755919784 T>C Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT030899 hsa-miR-21-5p Microarray 18591254
MIRT720102 hsa-miR-1-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT720101 hsa-miR-206 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT720100 hsa-miR-613 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT720099 hsa-miR-6514-5p HITS-CLIP 19536157
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004758 Function Serine C-palmitoyltransferase activity IBA
GO:0004758 Function Serine C-palmitoyltransferase activity IDA 19416851, 19648650
GO:0004758 Function Serine C-palmitoyltransferase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 19416851
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
611120 16253 ENSG00000172296
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NUV7
Protein name Serine palmitoyltransferase 3 (EC 2.3.1.50) (Long chain base biosynthesis protein 2b) (LCB2b) (Long chain base biosynthesis protein 3) (LCB 3) (Serine-palmitoyl-CoA transferase 3) (SPT 3)
Protein function Component of the serine palmitoyltransferase multisubunit enzyme (SPT) that catalyzes the initial and rate-limiting step in sphingolipid biosynthesis by condensing L-serine and activated acyl-CoA (most commonly palmitoyl-CoA) to form long-chain
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00155 Aminotran_1_2 160 520 Aminotransferase class I and II Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in most tissues, except peripheral blood cells and bone marrow, with highest levels in heart, kidney, liver, uterus and skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17023427}.
Sequence
Sequence length 552
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Sphingolipid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Sphingolipid signaling pathway
  Sphingolipid de novo biosynthesis
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Peripheral neuropathy Likely pathogenic rs755919784 RCV000235090
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Sensory neuropathy Likely pathogenic rs755919784 RCV000235090
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Dermatitis Atopic Atopic dermatitis Pubtator 35462437 Inhibit
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, type 2 Pubtator 33964854 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome Pubtator 34503513, 36011408 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Neurodegenerative Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders BEFREE 19955365
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Peripheral Neuropathy Peripheral Neuropathy CLINVAR_DG 26257172
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Sensory neuropathy Sensory neuropathy CLINVAR_DG 26257172
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Septicemia Septicemia BEFREE 29625113
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 Spinocerebellar Ataxia BEFREE 19955365
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Carcinoma Of The Head And Neck BEFREE 27531877
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only