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SGMS1

Phosphatidylcholine:ceramide cholinephosphotransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SGMS1 gene.

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Citations
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Source
SGMS1
Identifiers
AliasesSGMS1, MOB, MOB1, SMS1, TMEM23, hmob33, sphingomyelin synthase 1
External IDsOMIM: 611573; MGI: 2444110; HomoloGene: 27040; GeneCards: SGMS1; OMA:SGMS1 - orthologs
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Enzyme activity
EC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc
2.7.8.27
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_147156

NM_001168525
NM_001168526
NM_144792
NM_001362423

RefSeq (protein)

NP_671512

NP_001161997
NP_001161998
NP_659041
NP_001349352

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 50.31 – 50.63 MbChr 19: 32.12 – 32.39 Mb
PubMed search34
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Phosphatidylcholine:ceramide cholinephosphotransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SGMS1 gene.567

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is predicted to be a five-pass transmembrane protein. This gene may be predominately expressed in brain.7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000198964Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000040451Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Vladychenskaya IP, Dergunova LV, Limborska SA (Feb 2002). "In vitro and in silico analysis of the predicted human MOB gene encoding a phylogenetically conserved transmembrane protein". Biomolecular Engineering. 18 (6): 263–8. doi:10.1016/S1389-0344(01)00110-1. PMID 11841947.
  6. Yamaoka S, Miyaji M, Kitano T, Umehara H, Okazaki T (Apr 2004). "Expression cloning of a human cDNA restoring sphingomyelin synthesis and cell growth in sphingomyelin synthase-defective lymphoid cells". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (18): 18688–93. doi:10.1074/jbc.M401205200. PMID 14976195.
  7. "Entrez Gene: TMEM23 transmembrane protein 23".
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