Protein Name | ceramide synthase 5 |
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Organism | Homo sapiens |
Gene ID | 91012 |
Gene Symbol | CERS5 |
UniProt | Q8N5B7 (CERS5_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 30 |
Description |
ceramide synthase 5 |
Gene 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. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013] |
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