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delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2

Summary

Gene Symbol

DEGS2

Organism

Cervus canadensis

External Links

NCBI Gene: 122419687
KEGG Gene ID: ccad:122419687
PubChem: 122419687

Gene Ontology (GO)

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
sphinganine metabolic process	IEA	30032202
ceramide biosynthetic process	IEA	30032202

GO Hierarchy

biological process

metabolic process [inference]

nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

amide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingoid metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingoid metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

primary metabolic process [inference]

lipid metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingoid metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

small molecule metabolic process [inference]

alcohol metabolic process [inference]

polyol metabolic process [inference]

diol metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

organic substance metabolic process [inference]

lipid metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingoid metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingoid metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound metabolic process [inference]

alcohol metabolic process [inference]

polyol metabolic process [inference]

diol metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

cellular process [inference]

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

sphingoid metabolic process [inference]

sphinganine metabolic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process

Displaying 1 entry
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
membrane	IEA	22301074

GO Hierarchy

cellular component

cellular anatomical entity [inference]

membrane

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
sphingosine hydroxylase activity	IEA	30032202
sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity	IEA	22301074 30032202

GO Hierarchy

molecular function

catalytic activity [inference]

oxidoreductase activity [inference]

sphingosine hydroxylase activity

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen [inference]

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of molecular oxygen to two molecules of water [inference]

sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity

Gene Ontology information from NCBI Gene and UniProt.

OrthoDB (Group)

Group level

Eukaryota

Group Name

sphingolipid

Functional Category

I: Lipid transport and metabolism
O: Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones
P: Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
Q: Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

Displaying **all 6** entries
Gene Ontology
catalytic activity
ceramide biosynthetic process
lipid metabolic process
oxidoreductase activity
sphingolipid biosynthetic process
sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity

Displaying **all 3** entries
InterPro
Fatty acid desaturase domain
Sphingolipid delta4-desaturase, N-terminal
Sphingolipid delta4-desaturase

KEGG BRITE Database

Orthology

K04712

Name

sphingolipid 4-desaturase/C4-monooxygenase [EC:1.14.19.17 1.14.18.5]

References

11937514

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