CERS3 (ceramide synthase 3)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 204219 |
| Gene name | Ceramide synthase 3 |
| Gene symbol | CERS3 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
ARCI9LASS3
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| Chromosome | 15 |
| Chromosome location | 15q26.3 |
| Summary | This gene is a member of the ceramide synthase family of genes. The ceramide synthase enzymes regulate sphingolipid synthesis by catalyzing the formation of ceramides from sphingoid base and acyl-coA substrates. This family member is involved in the synth |
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SNPs
SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q8IU89 | |||||||||||||||
| Protein name | Ceramide synthase 3 (CerS3) (Dihydroceramide synthase 3) (LAG1 longevity assurance homolog 3) (Sphingosine N-acyltransferase CERS3) (EC 2.3.1.24) (Ultra-long-chain ceramide synthase CERS3) (EC 2.3.1.298) (Very-long-chain ceramide synthase CERS3) (EC 2.3.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Protein function | Ceramide synthase that catalyzes the transfer of the acyl chain from acyl-CoA to a sphingoid base, with high selectivity toward very- and ultra-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA (chain length greater than C22) (PubMed:17977534, PubMed:22038835, PubMed:2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the epidermis, where it localizes at the interface between the stratum granulosum and the stratum corneum (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23754960}. | |||||||||||||||
| Sequence |
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| Sequence length | 383 | |||||||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | |||||||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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