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alkaline ceramidase 2 | Cytological Location | 9p22.1 |
Brief Description | alkaline ceramidase 2 |
Description | The sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes cell proliferation and survival, whereas its precursor, sphingosine, has the opposite effect. The ceramidase ACER2 hydrolyzes very long chain ceramides to generate sphingosine (Xu et al., 2006 [PubMed 16940153]).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2010] |