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Facts about Ceramide synthase 3.
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Human | |
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Gene Name: | CERS3 |
Uniprot: | Q8IU89 |
Entrez: | 204219 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
CerS3; LAG1 homolog, ceramide synthase 3; LAG1 longevity assurance homolog 3 (S. cerevisiae); LAG1 longevity assurance homolog 3; MGC27091
Mass (kDA):
46.316 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 15q26.3 |
Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (100400395..100544982, complement) |
Expressed in the epidermis, where it localizes at the interface between the stratum granulosum and the stratum corneum (at protein level).
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 17977534 by Lahiri S., et al. Kinetic characterization of mammalian ceramide synthases: determination of K(m) values towards sphinganine.
PMID: 22038835 by Jennemann R., et al. Loss of ceramide synthase 3 causes lethal skin barrier disruption.