LOCUS       AF250847                2289 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 17-JUL-2000
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens mitochondrial ceramidase mRNA, complete cds; nuclear
            gene for mitochondrial product.
ACCESSION   AF250847
VERSION     AF250847.1
KEYWORDS    .
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 2289)
  AUTHORS   El Bawab,S., Roddy,P., Qian,T., Bielawska,A., Lemasters,J.J. and
            Hannun,Y.A.
  TITLE     Molecular cloning and characterization of a human mitochondrial
            ceramidase
  JOURNAL   J. Biol. Chem. 275 (28), 21508-21513 (2000)
   PUBMED   10781606
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 2289)
  AUTHORS   El Bawab,S. and Hannun,Y.A.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (30-MAR-2000) Biochemistry, Medical University of South
            Carolina, 114 Doughty Street, P.O. Box 250780, Charleston, SC
            29425, USA
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..2289
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000075025"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
     CDS             1..2286
                     /function="cleaves lipid ceramide into free fatty acid and
                     sphingosine"
                     /note="active in neutral to alkaline range"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="mitochondrial ceramidase"
                     /protein_id="AAF86240.1"
                     /translation="MSAITVALLSLLFITSGTIENHKDLGGHFFSTTQSPPATQGSTA
                     AQRSTATQHSTATQSSTATQTSPVPLTPESPLFQNFSGYHIGVGRADCTGQVADINLM
                     GYGKSGQNAQGILTRLYSRAFIMAEPDGSNRTVFVSIDIGMVSQRLRLEVLNRLQSKY
                     GSLYRRDNVILSGTHTHSGPAGYFQYTVFVIASEGFSNQTFQHMVTGILKSIDIAHTN
                     MKPGKIFINKGNVDGVQINRSPYSYLQNPQSERARYPSNTDKEMIVLKMVDLNGDDLG
                     LISWFAIHPVSMNNSNHLVNSDNVGYASYLLEQEKNKGYLPGQGPFVAAFASSNLGDV
                     SPNILGPRCINTGESCDNANSTCPIGGPSMCIAKGPGQDMFDSTQIIGRAMYQRAKEL
                     YASASQEVTGPLASAHQWVDMTDVTVWLNSTHASKTCKPALGYSFAAGTIDGVGGLNF
                     TQGKTEGDPFWDTIRDQILGKPSEEIKECHKPKPILLHTGELSKPHPWHPDIVDVQII
                     TLGSLAITAIPGEFTTMSGRRLREAVQAEFASHGMQNMTVVISGLCNVYTHYITTYEE
                     YQAQRYEAASTIYGPHALSAYIQLFRNLAKAIATDTVANLSRGPEPPFFKQLIVPLIP
                     SIVDRAPKGRTFGDVLQPAKPEYRVGEVAEVIFVGANPKNSVQNQTHQTFLTVEKYEA
                     TSTSWQIVCNDASWETRFYWHKGLLGLSNATVEWHIPDTAQPGIYRIRYFGHNRKQDI
                     LKPAVILSFEGTSPAFEVVTI"
BASE COUNT          664 a          553 c          515 g          557 t
ORIGIN      
        1 atgagtgcca tcacagtggc ccttctcagc ctcttgttta tcaccagtgg gaccattgaa
       61 aaccacaaag atttaggagg ccattttttt tcaaccaccc aaagccctcc agccacccag
      121 ggctccacag ctgcccaacg ctccacagcc acccagcatt ccacagccac ccagagctcc
      181 acagccactc aaacttctcc agtgccttta accccagagt ctcctctatt tcagaacttc
      241 agtggctacc atattggtgt tggacgagct gactgcacag gacaagtagc agatatcaat
      301 ttgatgggct atggcaaatc cggccagaat gcacagggca tcctcaccag gctatacagt
      361 cgtgccttca tcatggcaga acctgatggg tccaatcgaa cagtgtttgt cagcatcgac
      421 ataggcatgg tatcacaaag gctcaggctg gaggtcctga acagactgca gagtaaatat
      481 ggctccctgt acagaagaga taatgtcatc ctgagtggca ctcacactca ttcaggtcct
      541 gcaggatatt tccagtatac cgtgtttgta attgccagtg aaggatttag caatcaaact
      601 tttcagcaca tggtcactgg tatcttgaag agcattgaca tagcacacac aaatatgaaa
      661 ccaggcaaaa tcttcatcaa taaaggaaat gtggatggtg tgcagatcaa cagaagtccg
      721 tattcttacc ttcaaaatcc gcagtcagag agagcaaggt atccttcaaa tacagacaag
      781 gaaatgatag ttttgaaaat ggtagatttg aatggagatg acttgggcct tatcagctgg
      841 tttgccatcc acccggtcag catgaacaac agtaaccatc ttgtaaacag tgacaatgtg
      901 ggctatgcat cttacctgct tgagcaagag aagaacaaag gatatctacc tggacagggg
      961 ccatttgtag cagcctttgc ttcatcaaac ctaggagatg tgtcccccaa cattcttgga
     1021 ccacgttgca tcaacacagg agagtcctgt gataacgcca atagcacttg tcccattggt
     1081 gggcctagca tgtgcattgc taagggacct ggacaggata tgtttgacag cacacaaatt
     1141 ataggacggg ccatgtatca gagagcaaag gaactctatg cctctgcctc ccaggaggta
     1201 acaggaccac tggcttcagc acaccagtgg gtggatatga cagatgtgac tgtctggctc
     1261 aattccacac atgcatcaaa aacatgtaaa ccagcattgg gctacagttt tgcggctggc
     1321 actattgatg gagttggagg cctcaatttt acacagggga aaacagaagg ggatccattt
     1381 tgggacacca ttcgggacca gatcctggga aagccatctg aagaaattaa agaatgtcat
     1441 aaaccaaagc ccatccttct tcacaccgga gaactatcaa aacctcaccc ctggcatcca
     1501 gacattgttg atgttcagat tattaccctt gggtccttgg ccataactgc catccccggg
     1561 gagtttacga ccatgtctgg acgaagactt cgagaggcag ttcaagcaga atttgcatct
     1621 catgggatgc agaacatgac tgttgttatt tcaggtctat gcaacgtcta tacacattac
     1681 attaccactt atgaagaata ccaggctcag cgatatgagg cagcatcgac aatttatgga
     1741 ccgcacgcat tatctgctta cattcagctc ttcagaaacc ttgctaaggc tattgctacg
     1801 gacacggtag ccaacctgag cagaggtcca gaacctccct ttttcaaaca attaatagtt
     1861 ccattaattc ctagtattgt ggatagagca ccaaaaggca gaactttcgg ggatgtcctg
     1921 cagccagcaa aacctgaata cagagtgggg gaagttgctg aagttatatt tgtaggtgct
     1981 aacccgaaga attcagtaca aaaccagacc catcagacct tcctcactgt ggagaaatat
     2041 gaggctactt caacatcgtg gcagatagtg tgtaatgatg cctcctggga gactcgtttt
     2101 tattggcaca agggactcct gggtctgagt aatgcaacag tggaatggca tattccagac
     2161 actgcccagc ctggaatcta cagaataaga tattttggac acaatcggaa gcaggacatt
     2221 ctgaagcctg ctgtcatact ttcatttgaa ggcacttccc cggcttttga agttgtaact
     2281 atttagtga
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