CERS5 (ceramide synthase 5)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 91012 |
| Gene name | Ceramide synthase 5 |
| Gene symbol | CERS5 |
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LASS5Trh4
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| Chromosome | 12 |
| Chromosome location | 12q13.12 |
| Summary | This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the TLC (TRAM, LAG1 and CLN8 homology domains) family of proteins. The encoded protein functions in the synthesis of ceramide, a lipid molecule that is involved in a several cellular signaling pathways. Alternat |
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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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| Protein name | Ceramide synthase 5 (CerS5) (LAG1 longevity assurance homolog 5) (Sphingoid base N-palmitoyltransferase CERS5) (EC 2.3.1.291) (Sphingosine N-acyltransferase CERS5) (EC 2.3.1.24) | |||||||||||||||
| Protein function | Ceramide synthase that catalyzes the transfer of the acyl chain from acyl-CoA to a sphingoid base, with high selectivity toward palmitoyl-CoA (hexadecanoyl-CoA; C16:0-CoA) (PubMed:16951403, PubMed:18541923, PubMed:22144673, PubMed:22661289, PubM | |||||||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 392 | |||||||||||||||
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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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