Entrez gene ID | | 123099 |
Official gene symbol | | DEGS2 |
Full name | | degenerative spermatocyte homolog 2, lipid desaturase (Drosophila) |
Aliases | | ,C14orf66,DES2,FADS8, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a bifunctional enzyme that is involved in the biosynthesis of phytosphingolipids in human skin and in other phytosphingolipid-containing tissues. This enzyme can act as a sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase, and also as a sphingolipid C4-hydroxylase. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 14 Locus: 14q32.2 |
Gene position | | 100626012 - 100612753 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 13260 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 610862 |
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