Category:LBS/Biosynthesis/CeramideSyn
| serine + palmitoyl (16:0)-CoA |
 serine palmitoyl transferase |
3-ketodihydro- sphingosine (3-KDS) |
3-KDS reductase |
dihydrosphingosine (DHS, d18:0) |
Cer synthase fatty acyl CoA |
dihydroceramide (DHCer) |
DHCer desaturase |
ceramide (Cer) |
| Cytosolic surface of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) | ||||||||
| Enzyme function in the Human Genome | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein name | Gene name (Uniprot) | Location | |
| Serine palmitoyl transferase (SPT) | SPTLC1 (LCB1) |
9q22.31 | A heterodimer membrane protein (LC1-LC2 or LC1-LC3) whose catalytic site faces the cytosol. In addition, small subunits (SPTSSA or SPTSSB) are essential for the full enzymatic activity.
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| SPTLC2 (LCB2, LCB2A) |
14q24.3 | ||
| SPTLC3 (LCB2B) |
20p12.1 | ||
| SPTSSA (ssSPTa) |
14q13.1 | ||
| SPTSSB (ssSPTb) |
3q26.1 | ||
| 3-Ketodihydrosphingosine reductase | KDSR (FVT1) |
18q21.33 | |
| Ceramide synthase | CERS1 (LASS1, LAG1) |
19p13.11 | Brain, skeletal muscle, testis for C18 |
| CERS2 (LASS2, TMSG1) |
1q21.3 | Kidney, liver and other >12 organs for C20-C26 | |
| CERS3 (LASS3) |
15q26.3 | Skin, testis for C22-C26 α-hydroxy chains | |
| CERS4 (LASS4) |
19p13.2 | Low in all tissues for C18-C22. Esp. skin, leucocytes, heart, liver. | |
| CERS5 (LASS5) |
12q13.12 | Low in all tissues for C16. Esp. muscle and brain. Major in lung epithelia. | |
| CERS6 (LASS6) |
2q24.3 | Low in all tissues for C14-C16 | |
| Dihydroceramide Δ4-desaturase | DEGS1 (DES1) |
1q42.11 | |
| DEGS2 (DES2) |
14q32.2 | The enzyme hydroxylates DES to form phytoceramide. | |
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