Primary Identifier | MGI:1859310 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 19 | NCBI Gene Number | 54447 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase activity. Involved in lipid digestion and sphingolipid metabolic process. Located in caveola; extracellular space; and mitochondrion. Orthologous to several human genes including ASAH2 (N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted null mutation are defective in the intestinal digestion of dietary ceramide but exhibit a normal life span with no obvious abnormalities or significant alterations in total ceramide levels in major organ tissues. [provided by MGI curators] |