alkaline ceramidase 2 (AlkCDase 2, acylsphingosine deacylase 3-like, N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 3-like, ASAH3L, ACER2, PP11646)

Function

• hydrolyzes sphingolipid ceramide into sphingosine & free fatty acid

N-acylsphingosine + H2O  <--> a carboxylate + sphingosine

Structure

belongs to the alkaline ceramidase family

Compartment

Golgi membrane

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

More general terms

• ceramidase
• transmembrane 7 protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q5QJU3.html