Degs2 delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ] - Gene - Data resources

70059

Degs2 delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 70059)

Symbol: Degs2

Full name: delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: VALIDATED

Also known as: 2210008A03Rik; DES2

Summary: Enables sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity and sphingosine hydroxylase activity. Acts upstream of or within ceramide biosynthetic process and sphinganine metabolic process. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum and membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Is expressed in stomach. Orthologous to human DEGS2 (delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Expression: Broad expression in large intestine adult (RPKM 53.1), duodenum adult (RPKM 52.2) and 20 other tissues

Orthologs: human

Gene size: 15511bp

Exon count: 4