LOCUS       AAL83822.1               264 aa    PRT              HUM 02-MAR-2002
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens alkaline ceramidase protein.
ACCESSION   AF347024-1
PROTEIN_ID  AAL83822.1
SOURCE      Homo sapiens (human)
  ORGANISM  Homo sapiens
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
            Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 795)
  AUTHORS   Mao,C., Xu,R. and Obeid,L.M.
  TITLE     Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel human alkaline
            ceramidase
  JOURNAL   Unpublished
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 795)
  AUTHORS   Mao,C., Xu,R. and Obeid,L.M.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (08-FEB-2001) Medicine, Medical University of South
            Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
FEATURES             Qualifiers
     source          /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000078140"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
     protein         /function="deacylates ceramide to generate sphingosine and
                     a fatty acid"
BEGIN
        1 MPSIFAYQSS EVDWCESNFQ YSELVAEFYN TFSNIPFFIF GPLMMLLMHP YAQKRSRYIY
       61 VVWVLFMIIG LFSMYFHMTL SFLGQLLDEI AILWLLGSGY SIWMPRCYFP SFLGGNRSQF
      121 IRLVFITTVV STLLSFLRPT VNAYALNSIA LHILYIVCQE YRKTSNKELR HLIEVSVVLW
      181 AVALTSWISD RLLCSFWQRI HFFYLHSIWH VLISITFPYG MVTMALVDAN YEMPGETLKV
      241 RYWPRDSWPV GLPYVEIRGD DKDC
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