Gene/Proteome Database (LMPD)

LMPD ID
LMP002842
Gene ID
Species
Mus musculus (Mouse)
Gene Name
ceramide kinase
Gene Symbol
Synonyms
AI848610; D330016D08Rik; mKIAA1646
Alternate Names
ceramide kinase; mCERK; acylsphingosine kinase
Chromosome
15
Map Location
15 E2|15
EC Number
2.7.1.138

Proteins

ceramide kinase
Refseq ID NP_663450
Protein GI 62899061
UniProt ID Q8K4Q7
mRNA ID NM_145475
Length 531
RefSeq Status VALIDATED
MGAMGAAEPLHSVLWVKRRRCAVSLEPARALLRWWRSPEPGPSAPGADARSVLVSEIIAVEEKDDCEKHASSGRWHKMENPFAFTVHRVKRVRHHRWKWARVTFWSADEQLCHLWLQTLRGLLESLTSRPKHLLVFINPFGGKGQGKRIYEKTVAPLFTLASITTEIIITEHANQAKETLYEINTDSYDGIVCVGGDGMFSEVLHGVIGRTQQSAGIDPNHPRAVLVPSTLRIGIIPAGSTDCVCYSTVGTNDAETSALHIIIGDSLAIDVSSVHYHNTLLRYSVSLLGYGFYGDLIKDSEKKRWMGLVRYDFSGLKTFLSHQYYEGTLSFLPAQHTVGSPRDNKPCRAGCFVCRQSKQQLEEEEKKALYGLENAEEMEEWQVTCGKFLAINATNMSCACPRSPGGLSPFAHLGDGSSDLILIRKCSRFNFLRFLIRHTNQEDQFDFTFVEVYRVKKFHFTSKHVEDEDNDSKEQEKQKFGKICKDRPSCTCSASRSSWNCDGEVMHSPAIEVRVHCQLVRLFARGIEEES

Gene Information

Entrez Gene ID
Gene Name
ceramide kinase
Gene Symbol
Species
Mus musculus

Gene Ontology (GO Annotations)

GO ID Source Type Description
GO:0016021 ISS:UniProtKB C integral component of membrane
GO:0016020 ISA:MGI C membrane
GO:0005739 IDA:MGI C mitochondrion
GO:0005524 IEA:UniProtKB-KW F ATP binding
GO:0001729 ISS:UniProtKB F ceramide kinase activity
GO:0004143 IEA:InterPro F diacylglycerol kinase activity
GO:0000287 ISS:UniProtKB F magnesium ion binding
GO:0003951 IEA:InterPro F NAD+ kinase activity
GO:0006672 ISS:UniProtKB P ceramide metabolic process
GO:0046834 ISO:GOC P lipid phosphorylation
GO:0007205 IEA:InterPro P protein kinase C-activating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway

KEGG Pathway Links

KEGG Pathway ID Description
mmu00600 Sphingolipid metabolism

REACTOME Pathway Links

REACTOME Pathway ID Description
5893995 Glycosphingolipid metabolism
5893778 Sphingolipid metabolism

Domain Information

InterPro Annotations

Accession Description
IPR016064 ATP-NAD kinase-like domain
IPR001206 Diacylglycerol kinase, catalytic domain

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information

Gene Name
ceramide kinase
Protein Entry
CERK1_MOUSE
UniProt ID
Species
Mouse

Comments

Comment Type Description
Catalytic Activity ATP + ceramide = ADP + ceramide 1-phosphate.
Cofactor Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000250};
Cofactor Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000250};
Developmental Stage Highly expressed at 7 dpc and decreases rapidly thereafter.
Function Catalyzes specifically the phosphorylation of ceramide to form ceramide 1-phosphate. Acts efficiently on natural and analog ceramides (C6, C8, C16 ceramides, and C8-dihydroceramide), to a lesser extent on C2-ceramide and C6-dihydroceramide, but not on other lipids, such as various sphingosines (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity Contains 1 DAGKc domain. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00783}.
Subcellular Location Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Membrane {ECO:0000250}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue Specificity High level expression in heart, brain and testis; low expression in spleen, liver and lung; not detected in skeletal muscle.

Identical and Related Proteins

Unique RefSeq proteins for LMP002842 (as displayed in Record Overview)

Protein GI Database Accession Length Protein Name
62899061 RefSeq NP_663450 531 ceramide kinase

Identical Sequences to LMP002842 proteins

Reference Database Accession Length Protein Name
GI:62899061 DBBJ BAC31157.1 531 unnamed protein product [Mus musculus]
GI:62899061 DBBJ BAE41212.1 531 unnamed protein product [Mus musculus]
GI:62899061 GenBank AAH94253.1 531 Ceramide kinase [Mus musculus]
GI:62899061 SwissProt Q8K4Q7.2 531 RecName: Full=Ceramide kinase; Short=mCERK; AltName: Full=Acylsphingosine kinase [Mus musculus]

Related Sequences to LMP002842 proteins

Reference Database Accession Length Protein Name
GI:62899061 DBBJ BAC01155.1 531 ceramide kinases [Mus musculus]
GI:62899061 DBBJ BAC34908.1 531 unnamed protein product [Mus musculus]
GI:62899061 GenBank ERE86459.1 528 ceramide kinase-like protein [Cricetulus griseus]
GI:62899061 RefSeq NP_001128333.1 531 ceramide kinase [Rattus norvegicus]
GI:62899061 RefSeq XP_005354444.1 531 PREDICTED: ceramide kinase [Microtus ochrogaster]
GI:62899061 RefSeq XP_006986139.1 531 PREDICTED: ceramide kinase [Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii]