DEGS2

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Delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEGS2 gene.[1]

Function

This gene encodes a bifunctional enzyme that is involved in the biosynthesis of sphingolipids in human skin and in other phytosphingolipid-containing tissues. This enzyme can act as a sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase, and also as a sphingolipid C4-hydroxylase.

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: Delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.