| Gene Symbol | ACER2 |
| Entrez Gene ID | 340485 |
| Full Name | alkaline ceramidase 2 |
| Synonyms | ALKCDase2,ASAH3L |
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| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
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| Summary | The sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes cell proliferation and survival, whereas its precursor, sphingosine, has the opposite effect. The ceramidase ACER2 hydrolyzes very long chain ceramides to generate sphingosine (Xu et al., 2006 [PubMed 16940153]).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2010]. |
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