| Primary Identifier | MGI:98325 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 20597 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0) Enables acid sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including ceramide biosynthetic process; plasma membrane repair; and response to ionizing radiation. Acts upstream of or within ceramide metabolic process; cholesterol metabolic process; and sphingomyelin catabolic process. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; integumental system; nervous system; sensory organ; and skeleton. Used to study Niemann-Pick disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Niemann-Pick disease; Niemann-Pick disease type A; and Niemann-Pick disease type B. Orthologous to human SMPD1 (sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1). PHENOTYPE: Nullizygous mutations cause tremors, ataxia, altered lipid homeostasis, increased foam cell number, Purkinje cell loss and premature death, and may lead to hepatosplenomegaly, hunched posture, reduced weight, abnormal apoptosis, sperm defects, dyspnea, and high susceptibility to bacterial infection. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
