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DEGS1 delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 1 [ Orcinus orca (killer whale) ]

Gene ID: 101269383, updated on 8-Mar-2024

Summary

Gene symbol
DEGS1
Gene description
delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 1
See related
EnsemblRapid:ENSOORG00010011722
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Orcinus orca
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Whippomorpha; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Delphinidae; Orcinus
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 1
Exon count:
4
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_02 current mOrcOrc1.1 (GCF_937001465.1) 1 NC_064559.1 (11390621..11399224, complement)

Chromosome 1 - NC_064559.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene nuclear VCP like Neighboring gene 60S acidic ribosomal protein P1-like Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC117201768 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC125963507 Neighboring gene F-box protein 28

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Genomic Sequence:
NC_064559.1 Chromosome 1 Reference mOrcOrc1.1 Primary Assembly

General gene information

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in ceramide biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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General protein information

Preferred Names
sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase DES1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_937001465.1-RS_2023_02

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Reference mOrcOrc1.1 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_064559.1 Reference mOrcOrc1.1 Primary Assembly

    Range
    11390621..11399224 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_004270998.4XP_004271046.1  sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase DES1 isoform X1

    Related
    ENSOORP00010014859.1, ENSOORT00010017279.1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    PLN02579
    Location:5314
    PLN02579; sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase
    cd03508
    Location:26315
    Delta4-sphingolipid-FADS-like; The Delta4-sphingolipid Fatty Acid Desaturase (Delta4-sphingolipid-FADS)-like CD includes the integral-membrane enzymes, dihydroceramide Delta-4 desaturase, involved in the synthesis of sphingosine; and the human membrane fatty acid (lipid) desaturase ...
    pfam08557
    Location:640
    Lipid_DES; Sphingolipid Delta4-desaturase (DES)
  2. XM_033430414.2XP_033286305.1  sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase DES1 isoform X2

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd03508
    Location:1279
    Delta4-sphingolipid-FADS-like; The Delta4-sphingolipid Fatty Acid Desaturase (Delta4-sphingolipid-FADS)-like CD includes the integral-membrane enzymes, dihydroceramide Delta-4 desaturase, involved in the synthesis of sphingosine; and the human membrane fatty acid (lipid) desaturase ...