SPTLC1

SPTLC1

SPTLC1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 1, also known as SPTLC1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SPTLC1 gene.[5][6]

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Serine palmitoyltransferase, which consists of two different subunits, is the initial enzyme in sphingolipid biosynthesis. It converts L-serine and palmitoyl CoA to 3-oxosphinganine with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate as a cofactor. The product of this gene is the long chain base subunit 1 of serine palmitoyltransferase. Mutations in this gene were identified in patients with hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1, macular disease,[7] and juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[8][9] Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[5]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Gantner ML, Eade K, Wallace M, Handzlik MK, Fallon R, Trombley J, et al. (October 2019). "Serine and Lipid Metabolism in Macular Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy". The New England Journal of Medicine. 381 (15): 1422–1433. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1815111. PMC 7685488. PMID 31509666.
  4. Johnson JO, Chia R, Miller DE, Li R, Kumaran R, Abramzon Y, etak (October 2021). "Association of Variants in the SPTLC1 Gene With Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis". JAMA Neurology. 78 (10): 1236–1248. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2598. PMC 8406220. PMID 34459874.
  5. Mohassel P, Donkervoort S, Lone MA, Nalls M, Gable K, Gupta SD, et al. (July 2021). "Childhood amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by excess sphingolipid synthesis". Nature Medicine. 27 (7): 1197–1204. doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01346-1. PMC 9309980. PMID 34059824.

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