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Facts about Sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase/C4-monooxygenase DES2.
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Degs2 |
| Uniprot: | Q8R2F2 |
| Entrez: | 70059 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| fatty acid desaturase type 1 family |

Sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase/C4-monooxygenase DES2
Mass (kDA):
37.491 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12|12 F1 |
| Sequence: | 12; |
Highly expressed in intestinal crypt cells and adjacent epithelial cells (at protein level).

PMID: 11937514 by Ternes P., et al. Identification and characterization of a sphingolipid delta 4- desaturase family.
PMID: 14731113 by Omae F., et al. DES2 protein is responsible for phytoceramide biosynthesis in the mouse small intestine.