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Gene information for SGMS2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID166929
Official gene symbolSGMS2
Full namesphingomyelin synthase 2
Aliases,MGC26963,SMS2,
Gene summarySphingomyelin, a major component of cell and Golgi membranes, is made by the transfer of phosphocholine from phosphatidylcholine onto ceramide, with diacylglycerol as a side product. The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme that catalyzes this reaction primarily at the cell membrane. The synthesis is reversible, and this enzyme can catalyze the reaction in either direction. The encoded protein is required for cell growth. Three transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. There is evidence for more variants, but the full-length nature of their transcripts has not been determined.
LocationChromosome: 4   Locus: 4q25
Gene position108745721 - 108836203  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size90483 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611574