Primary Identifier | MGI:2442564 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 241447 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables sphingosine N-acyltransferase activity. Involved in ceramide biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within sphingolipid biosynthetic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in blastocyst; early embryo; genitourinary system; limb mesenchyme; and skin. Orthologous to human CERS6 (ceramide synthase 6). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knockout allele exhibit hind limb clasping, habituation deficit and altered lipid homeostasis. [provided by MGI curators] |