Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 8560
Gene name Delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 1
Gene symbol DEGS1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DEGSDEGS-1DES1Des-1FADS7HLD18MIG15MLD
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1q42.11
Summary This gene encodes a member of the membrane fatty acid desaturase family which is responsible for inserting double bonds into specific positions in fatty acids. This protein contains three His-containing consensus motifs that are characteristic of a group
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs768180196 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs932183417 C>A,T Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, stop gained
rs1280845604 A>C,G Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1367958450 C>T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs1382083552 G>A Likely-pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT020768 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT024553 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT024553 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT026493 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT052511 hsa-let-7a-5p CLASH 23622248
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:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IDA
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum TAS 9188692
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
615843 13709 ENSG00000143753
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O15121
Protein name Sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase DES1 (EC 1.14.19.17) (Cell migration-inducing gene 15 protein) (Degenerative spermatocyte homolog 1) (Dihydroceramide desaturase-1) (Membrane lipid desaturase) (Retinol isomerase) (EC 5.2.1.-)
Protein function Has sphingolipid-delta-4-desaturase activity. Converts D-erythro-sphinganine to D-erythro-sphingosine (E-sphing-4-enine) (PubMed:11937514, PubMed:30620337, PubMed:30620338). Catalyzes the equilibrium isomerization of retinols (By similarity). {E
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF08557 Lipid_DES 6 42 Sphingolipid Delta4-desaturase (DES) Domain
PF00487 FA_desaturase 64 293 Fatty acid desaturase Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9188692}.
Sequence
Sequence length 323
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
Neutrophil degranulation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
DEGS1-related Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1280845604 RCV005645174
Leukodystrophy Pathogenic rs768180196 RCV000786045
Leukodystrophy, hypomyelinating, 18 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2102658561, rs1273116884, rs2527259540, rs770197183, rs768180196, rs1558211070, rs1558209947, rs1558210191, rs1280845604, rs1382083552, rs1367958450, rs932183417 RCV001526451
RCV003228874
RCV003340682
RCV003985190
RCV000768570
RCV000768568
RCV000768571
RCV000768572
RCV000768573
RCV000768574
RCV000993676
RCV000993675
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
DEGS1-related disorder Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance rs201220123, rs780472867, rs776185644, rs148333931, rs61732863, rs191144864 RCV003921066
RCV004758857
RCV004731239
RCV003968959
RCV003926014
RCV003958010
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 35560527
Breast Neoplasms Associate 37122728
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 39447728
Coronary Artery Disease Associate 37298446
Demyelinating Diseases Associate 30620338
Developmental Disabilities Associate 37890668
Epilepsy Associate 34555062, 37890668
Heart Valve Diseases Associate 37298446
Heredodegenerative Disorders Nervous System Associate 31186544
Hypoxia Associate 34332565