LOCUS       AF347024                 795 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 02-MAR-2002
DEFINITION  Homo sapiens alkaline ceramidase mRNA, complete cds.
ACCESSION   AF347024
VERSION     AF347024.1
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 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  JOURNAL   Unpublished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             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..795
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000078140"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
     CDS             1..795
                     /function="deacylates ceramide to generate sphingosine and
                     a fatty acid"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="alkaline ceramidase"
                     /protein_id="AAL83822.1"
                     /translation="MPSIFAYQSSEVDWCESNFQYSELVAEFYNTFSNIPFFIFGPLM
                     MLLMHPYAQKRSRYIYVVWVLFMIIGLFSMYFHMTLSFLGQLLDEIAILWLLGSGYSI
                     WMPRCYFPSFLGGNRSQFIRLVFITTVVSTLLSFLRPTVNAYALNSIALHILYIVCQE
                     YRKTSNKELRHLIEVSVVLWAVALTSWISDRLLCSFWQRIHFFYLHSIWHVLISITFP
                     YGMVTMALVDANYEMPGETLKVRYWPRDSWPVGLPYVEIRGDDKDC"
BASE COUNT          146 a          241 c          201 g          207 t
ORIGIN      
        1 atgcctagca tcttcgccta tcagagctcc gaggtggact ggtgtgagag caacttccag
       61 tactcggagc tggtggccga gttctacaac acgttctcca atatcccctt cttcatcttc
      121 gggccactga tgatgctcct gatgcacccg tatgcccaga agcgctcccg ctacatttac
      181 gttgtctggg tcctcttcat gatcataggc ctgttctcca tgtatttcca catgacgctc
      241 agcttcctgg gccagctgct ggacgagatc gccatcctgt ggctcctggg cagtggctat
      301 agcatatgga tgccccgctg ctatttcccc tccttccttg gggggaacag gtcccagttc
      361 atccgcctgg tcttcatcac cactgtggtc agcacccttc tgtccttcct gcggcccacg
      421 gtcaacgcct acgccctcaa cagcattgcc ctgcacattc tctacatcgt gtgccaggag
      481 tacaggaaga ccagcaataa ggagcttcgg cacctgattg aggtctccgt ggttttatgg
      541 gctgttgctc tgaccagctg gatcagtgac cgtctgcttt gcagcttctg gcagaggatt
      601 catttcttct atctgcacag catctggcat gtgctcatca gcatcacctt cccttatggc
      661 atggtcacca tggccttggt ggatgccaac tatgagatgc caggtgaaac cctcaaagtc
      721 cgctactggc ctcgggacag ttggcccgtg gggctgccct acgtggaaat ccggggtgat
      781 gacaaggact gctga
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