DEGS2

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Species Human Entrez 123099		Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000168350
Aliases DEGS2, C14orf66, DES2, FADS8, delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2, delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 External IDs MGI: 1917309 HomoloGene: 23617 GeneCards: DEGS2

Delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEGS2 gene.

Function

This gene encodes a bifunctional enzyme that is involved in the biosynthesis of sphingolipids 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.

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