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Facts about Glycerophosphocholine cholinephosphodiesterase ENPP6.
Has a preference for LPC with short (12:0 and 14:0) or polyunsaturated (18:2 and 20:4) fatty acids. Also hydrolyzes glycerophosphorylcholine and sphingosylphosphorylcholine efficiently.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | ENPP6 |
Uniprot: | Q6UWR7 |
Entrez: | 133121 |
Belongs to: |
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nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family |
B830047L21Rik; EC 3.1; ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 6; ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 6; E-NPP 6; ENPP6; ENPP-6; GPC-Cpde; MGC33971; NPP6; NPP-6
Mass (kDA):
50.241 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 4q35.1 |
Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (184088706..184217873, complement) |
Predominantly expressed in kidney and brain. In the kidney, expressed specifically in the proximal tubules and thin descending limbs of Henle (at protein level).
Cell membrane; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor. A small amount of the protein may be found in the extracellular milieu.
PMID: 15788404 by Sakagami H., et al. Biochemical and molecular characterization of a novel choline- specific glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase belonging to the nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family.
PMID: 23161088 by Greiner-Tollersrud L., et al. Bovine brain myelin glycerophosphocholine choline phosphodiesterase is an alkaline lysosphingomyelinase of the eNPP-family, regulated by lysosomal sorting.