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CERS2 ceramide synthase 2 [ Aptenodytes forsteri (emperor penguin) ]

Gene ID: 103900522, updated on 11-Mar-2024

Summary

Gene symbol
CERS2
Gene description
ceramide synthase 2
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Aptenodytes forsteri
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Sphenisciformes; Spheniscidae; Aptenodytes
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: Un
Exon count:
9
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
101 current ASM69914v1 (GCF_000699145.1) Unplaced Scaffold NW_008795479.1 (103258..108330, complement)

NW_008795479.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator Neighboring gene SET domain bifurcated histone lysine methyltransferase 1 Neighboring gene MINDY lysine 48 deubiquitinase 1 Neighboring gene prune exopolyphosphatase 1

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Genomic Sequence:
NW_008795479.1 Unplaced Scaffold Reference ASM69914v1

General gene information

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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enables sphingosine N-acyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in ceramide biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Reference ASM69914v1

Genomic

  1. NW_008795479.1 Reference ASM69914v1

    Range
    103258..108330 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_009281229.2XP_009279504.1  ceramide synthase 2

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00724
    Location:88289
    TLC; TRAM, LAG1 and CLN8 homology domains
    cd00086
    Location:2885
    homeodomain; Homeodomain; DNA binding domains involved in the transcriptional regulation of key eukaryotic developmental processes; may bind to DNA as monomers or as homo- and/or heterodimers, in a sequence-specific manner.