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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01084
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6373
  • HMDBP09387
Name Acid ceramidase
Synonyms
  1. AC
  2. Acid ceramidase subunit alpha
  3. Acid ceramidase subunit beta
  4. Acylsphingosine deacylase
  5. N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase
  6. PHP32
  7. Putative 32 kDa heart protein
  8. ACDase
  9. Acid CDase
Gene Name ASAH1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in lipid metabolic process
Specific Function Hydrolyzes the sphingolipid ceramide into sphingosine and free fatty acid.
Pathways
  • Lysosome
  • sphingolipid metabolism
Reactions
N-acylsphingosine + Water → a carboxylate + Sphingosine details
N-Acylsphingosine + Water → Fatty acid + Sphingosine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
phospholipid metabolic process
ceramide metabolic process
response to organic substance
lung development
glycosphingolipid metabolic process
cell death
Cellular Component
lysosomal lumen
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
vacuole
lytic vacuole
lysosome
Molecular Function
ceramidase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
lipid metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Lysosome
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 8
Locus 8p22
SNPs ASAH1
Gene Sequence
>1188 bp
ATGCCGGGCCGGAGTTGCGTCGCCTTAGTCCTCCTGGCTGCCGCCGTCAGCTGTGCCGTC
GCGCAGCACGCGCCGCCGTGGACAGAGGACTGCAGAAAATCAACCTATCCTCCTTCAGGA
CCAACGTACAGAGGTGCAGTTCCATGGTACACCATAAATCTTGACTTACCACCCTACAAA
AGATGGCATGAATTGATGCTTGACAAGGCACCAGTGCTAAAGGTTATAGTGAATTCTCTG
AAGAATATGATAAATACATTCGTGCCAAGTGGAAAAATTATGCAGGTGGTGGATGAAAAA
TTGCCTGGCCTACTTGGCAACTTTCCTGGCCCTTTTGAAGAGGAAATGAAGGGTATTGCC
GCTGTTACTGATATACCTTTAGGAGAGATTATTTCATTCAATATTTTTTATGAATTATTT
ACCATTTGTACTTCAATAGTAGCAGAAGACAAAAAAGGTCATCTAATACATGGGAGAAAC
ATGGATTTTGGAGTATTTCTTGGGTGGAACATAAATAATGATACCTGGGTCATAACTGAG
CAACTAAAACCTTTAACAGTGAATTTGGATTTCCAAAGAAACAACAAAACTGTCTTCAAG
GCTTCAAGCTTTGCTGGCTATGTGGGCATGTTAACAGGATTCAAACCAGGACTGTTCAGT
CTTACACTGAATGAACGTTTCAGTATAAATGGTGGTTATCTGGGTATTCTAGAATGGATT
CTGGGAAAGAAAGATGTCATGTGGATAGGGTTCCTCACTAGAACAGTTCTGGAAAATAGC
ACAAGTTATGAAGAAGCCAAGAATTTATTGACCAAGACCAAGATATTGGCCCCAGCCTAC
TTTATCCTGGGAGGCAACCAGTCTGGGGAAGGTTGTGTGATTACACGAGACAGAAAGGAA
TCATTGGATGTATATGAACTCGATGCTAAGCAGGGTAGATGGTATGTGGTACAAACAAAT
TATGACCGTTGGAAACATCCCTTCTTCCTTGATGATCGCAGAACGCCTGCAAAGATGTGT
CTGAACCGCACCAGCCAAGAGAATATCTCATTTGAAACCATGTATGATGTCCTGTCAACA
AAACCTGTCCTCAACAAGCTGACCGTATACACAACCTTGATAGATGTTACCAAAGGTCAA
TTCGAAACTTACCTGCGGGACTGCCCTGACCCTTGTATAGGTTGGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 395
Molecular Weight 44045.27
Theoretical pI 7.616
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Acid ceramidase
MPGRSCVALVLLAAAVSCAVAQHAPPWTEDCRKSTYPPSGPTYRGAVPWYTINLDLPPYK
RWHELMLDKAPVLKVIVNSLKNMINTFVPSGKIMQVVDEKLPGLLGNFPGPFEEEMKGIA
AVTDIPLGEIISFNIFYELFTICTSIVAEDKKGHLIHGRNMDFGVFLGWNINNDTWVITE
QLKPLTVNLDFQRNNKTVFKASSFAGYVGMLTGFKPGLFSLTLNERFSINGGYLGILEWI
LGKKDVMWIGFLTRTVLENSTSYEEAKNLLTKTKILAPAYFILGGNQSGEGCVITRDRKE
SLDVYELDAKQGRWYVVQTNYDRWKHPFFLDDRRTPAKMCLNRTSQENISFETMYDVLST
KPVLNKLTVYTTLIDVTKGQFETYLRDCPDPCIGW
GenBank ID Protein 189011548
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q13510
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ASAH1_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_177924.3
GeneCard ID ASAH1
GenAtlas ID ASAH1
HGNC ID HGNC:735
References
General References
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