Protein Name alkaline ceramidase 1
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 171168
Gene Symbol

Acer1

UniProt Q8R4X1 (ACER1_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 11
Total Number of Articles : 4
Description

alkaline ceramidase 1

Gene Summary

Enables N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase activity. Involved in sebaceous gland development and sphingosine biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within ceramide catabolic process and regulation of lipid metabolic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Orthologous to human ACER1 (alkaline ceramidase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • alkaline ceramidase 1
  • N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 3
  • acylsphingosine deacylase 3
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Properties