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DEGS2

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Delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEGS2 gene.[5]

AliasesDEGS2, C14orf66, DES2, FADS8, delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2, delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2
End100,159,645 bp[1]
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DEGS2
Identifiers
AliasesDEGS2, C14orf66, DES2, FADS8, delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2, delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2
External IDsOMIM: 610862; MGI: 1917309; GeneCards: DEGS2
Enzyme activity
EC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc
1.14.18.5↗↗↗↗
1.14.19.17↗↗↗↗
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DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_206918

NM_001171002
NM_027299

RefSeq (protein)

NP_996801

NP_001164473
NP_081575

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 100.14 – 100.16 MbChr 12: 108.64 – 108.67 Mb
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Function

This gene encodes a bifunctional enzyme that is involved in the biosynthesis of sphingolipids in human skin and in other phytosphingolipid-containing tissues. This enzyme can act as a sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase, and also as a sphingolipid C4-hydroxylase.

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