asm-2 Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2 [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

Gene symbol: asm-2
Gene description: Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2
Primary source: WormBase:WBGene00000212
Locus tag: CELE_ZK455.4
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00000212
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary: Enables sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity. Involved in ceramide biosynthetic process and sphingomyelin catabolic process. Located in extracellular region. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Niemann-Pick disease; Niemann-Pick disease type A; and Niemann-Pick disease type B. Orthologous to human SMPD1 (sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
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Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables acid sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables hydrolase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables metal ion binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in ceramide biosynthetic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in ceramide biosynthetic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in ceramide biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in lipid metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in sphingolipid metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in sphingomyelin catabolic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in sphingomyelin catabolic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in sphingomyelin catabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cellular anatomical entity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in extracellular region	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
is_active_in lysosome	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

NP_509894.2

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