Identification
NameSerine palmitoyltransferase 2
Synonyms
  • SPT 2
  • Long chain base biosynthesis protein 2
Gene NameLCB2
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in transferase activity
Specific FunctionCatalytic subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), which catalyzes the committed step in the synthesis of sphingolipids, the condensation of serine with palmitoyl CoA to form the long chain base 3-ketosphinganine
Cellular LocationCytoplasm. Endoplasmic reticulum. Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein (Potential)
SMPDB Pathways
Sphingolipid metabolismPW002479 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways
Sphingolipid metabolismec00600 Map00600
SMPDB ReactionsNot Available
KEGG Reactions
Palmityl-CoA + L-Serine3-Dehydrosphinganine + Carbon dioxide + Coenzyme A
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00045Coenzyme AShow
YMDB00112L-SerineShow
YMDB001833-DehydrosphinganineShow
YMDB00301Palmityl-CoAShow
YMDB00527palmitoyl-CoAShow
YMDB00912Carbon dioxideShow
GO Classification
Component
Not Available
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
binding
transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
cofactor binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
Process
metabolic process
biosynthetic process
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 4
LocusYDR062W
Gene Sequence>1686 bp ATGAGTACTCCTGCAAACTATACCCGTGTGCCCCTGTGCGAACCAGAGGAGCTGCCAGAC GACATACAAAAAGAAAATGAATATGGTACACTAGATTCTCCGGGGCATTTGTATCAAGTC AAGTCACGTCATGGGAAGCCACTACCTGAGCCCGTTGTCGACACCCCTCCTTATTACATT TCTTTGTTAACATATCTAAATTATTTGATTCTGATTATATTAGGTCATGTTCACGACTTC TTAGGTATGACCTTCCAAAAAAACAAACATCTGGATCTTTTAGAGCATGATGGGTTAGCA CCTTGGTTTTCAAATTTCGAGAGTTTTTATGTCAGGAGAATTAAAATGAGAATTGATGAT TGCTTTTCTAGACCAACTACTGGTGTTCCTGGTAGATTTATTCGTTGTATTGATAGAATT TCTCATAATATAAATGAGTATTTTACCTACTCAGGCGCAGTGTATCCATGCATGAACTTA TCATCATATAACTATTTAGGCTTCGCACAAAGTAAGGGTCAATGTACCGATGCCGCCTTG GAATCTGTCGATAAATATTCTATTCAATCTGGTGGTCCAAGAGCTCAAATCGGTACCACA GATTTGCACATTAAAGCAGAGAAATTAGTTGCTAGATTTATCGGTAAGGAGGATGCCCTC GTTTTTTCGATGGGTTATGGTACAAATGCAAACTTGTTCAACGCTTCCCTCGATAAAAAG TGTTTAGTTATCTCTGACGAATTGAACCACACCTCTATTAGAACAGGTGTTAGGCTTTCT GGTGCTGCTGTGCGAACTTTCAAGCATGGTGATATGGTGGGTTTAGAAAAGCTTATCAGA GAACAGATAGTACTTGGTCAACCAAAAACAAATCGTCCATGGAAGAAAATTTTAATTTGC GCAGAAGGGTTGTTTTCCATGGAAGGTACTTTGTGTAACTTGCCAAAATTGGTTGAATTG AAGAAGAAATATAAATGTTACTTGTTTATCGATGAAGCCCATTCTATAGGCGCTATGGGC CCAACTGGTCGCGGTGTTTGTGAAATATTTGGCGTTGATCCCAAGGACGTCGACATTCTA ATGGGTACTTTCACTAAGTCGTTTGGTGCTGCTGGTGGTTACATTGCTGCTGATCAATGG ATTATCGATAGACTGAGGTTGGATTTAACCACTGTGAGTTATAGTGAGTCAATGCCGGCT CCTGTTTTAGCTCAAACTATTTCCTCATTACAAACCATTAGTGGTGAAATATGTCCCGGA CAAGGTACTGAAAGATTGCAACGTATAGCCTTTAATTCCCGTTATCTACGTTTAGCTTTG CAAAGGTTAGGATTTATTGTCTACGGTGTGGCTGACTCACCAGTTATTCCCTTACTACTG TATTGTCCCTCAAAGATGCCCGCATTTTCGAGAATGATGTTACAAAGACGGATTGCTGTT GTTGTTGTTGCTTATCCTGCTACTCCGCTGATCGAATCAAGAGTAAGATTCTGTATGTCT GCATCTTTAACAAAGGAAGATATCGATTATTTACTGCGTCATGTTAGTGAAGTTGGTGAC AAATTGAATTTGAAATCAAATTCCGGCAAATCCAGTTACGACGGTAAACGTCAAAGATGG GACATCGAGGAAGTTATCAGGAGAACACCTGAAGATTGCAAGGACGACAAGTATTTTGTT AATTGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues561
Protein Molecular Weight63110.19922
Protein Theoretical pI8.19
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 57-77
  • 443-463
Protein Sequence>Serine palmitoyltransferase 2 MSTPANYTRVPLCEPEELPDDIQKENEYGTLDSPGHLYQVKSRHGKPLPEPVVDTPPYYI SLLTYLNYLILIILGHVHDFLGMTFQKNKHLDLLEHDGLAPWFSNFESFYVRRIKMRIDD CFSRPTTGVPGRFIRCIDRISHNINEYFTYSGAVYPCMNLSSYNYLGFAQSKGQCTDAAL ESVDKYSIQSGGPRAQIGTTDLHIKAEKLVARFIGKEDALVFSMGYGTNANLFNAFLDKK CLVISDELNHTSIRTGVRLSGAAVRTFKHGDMVGLEKLIREQIVLGQPKTNRPWKKILIC AEGLFSMEGTLCNLPKLVELKKKYKCYLFIDEAHSIGAMGPTGRGVCEIFGVDPKDVDIL MGTFTKSFGAAGGYIAADQWIIDRLRLDLTTVSYSESMPAPVLAQTISSLQTISGEICPG QGTERLQRIAFNSRYLRLALQRLGFIVYGVADSPVIPLLLYCPSKMPAFSRMMLQRRIAV VVVAYPATPLIESRVRFCMSASLTKEDIDYLLRHVSEVGDKLNLKSNSGKSSYDGKRQRW DIEEVIRRTPEDCKDDKYFVN
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database LCB2
Uniprot IDP40970
Uniprot NameLCB2_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDAY723771
Genebank Protein ID51830228
General Reference
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