Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
91012
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Ceramide synthase 5
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
CERS5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
LASS5, Trh4
Chromosome Chromosome number
12
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
12q13.12
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT042119 hsa-miR-484 CLASH 23622248
MIRT1963032 hsa-miR-3189-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1963033 hsa-miR-4707-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1963034 hsa-miR-4738-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1963035 hsa-miR-4758-3p CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003677 Function DNA binding IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IBA 21873635
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane TAS
GO:0016021 Component Integral component of membrane IEA
GO:0016410 Function N-acyltransferase activity IBA 21873635
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
615335 23749 ENSG00000139624
Protein
UniProt ID Q8N5B7
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
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00046 Homeodomain 83 135 Homeodomain Domain
PF03798 TRAM_LAG1_CLN8 140 333 TLC domain Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 392
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 information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Hypertension Hypertensive disease rs13306026 27618447, 27618448
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Coronary Artery Disease Stimulate 37298446
Heart Valve Diseases Associate 37298446
Hypertension Associate 37175507
Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Associate 30777133
Neoplasms Associate 38244710
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associate 37176017
Stomach Neoplasms Associate 38244710