DEGS2

DEGS2
Identifiers
Aliases	DEGS2, C14orf66, DES2, FADS8, delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2, delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2
External IDs	OMIM: 610862; MGI: 1917309; HomoloGene: 23617; GeneCards: DEGS2; OMA:DEGS2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	100,159,645 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	108,668,570 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	skin of arm; ; skin of leg; ; skin of abdomen; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; nasal epithelium; ; duodenum; ; pancreatic ductal cell;
	Top expressed in
	crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine; ; pyloric antrum; ; epithelium of stomach; ; right kidney; ; duodenum; ; Paneth cell; ; ileum; ; transitional epithelium of urinary bladder; ; jejunum; ; intestinal villus;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	oxidoreductase activity; sphingosine hydroxylase activity; sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; endoplasmic reticulum; membrane;
Biological process	sphingolipid biosynthetic process; sphinganine metabolic process; lipid metabolism; ceramide biosynthetic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	123099
	70059
	ENSG00000168350
	ENSMUSG00000021263
	Q6QHC5
	Q8R2F2
	NM_206918
	NM_001171002; NM_027299
	NP_996801
	NP_001164473; NP_081575
	Wikidata
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Delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEGS2 gene.