Gene Symbol | Smpd2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 20598 |
Full Name | sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2, neutral |
Synonyms | AW108287,nSMase,nSMase1 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
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Summary | This gene encodes a protein with similarity to the human nSMase1 protein. In humans, the nSMase1 protein was initially identified as a sphingomyelinase based on sequence similarity between bacterial sphingomyelinases and a yeast protein. Subsequent studies showed that its biological function is less likely to be as a sphingomyelinase and instead as a lysophospholipase. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]. |