LOCUS       HSU70063                2333 bp    mRNA    linear   HUM 20-DEC-1996
DEFINITION  Human acid ceramidase mRNA, complete cds.
ACCESSION   U70063
VERSION     U70063.1
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 2333)
  AUTHORS   Koch,J., Gartner,S., Li,C.M., Quintern,L.E., Bernardo,K.,
            Levran,O., Schnabel,D., Desnick,R.J., Schuchman,E.H. and
            Sandhoff,K.
  TITLE     Molecular cloning and characterization of a full-length
            complementary DNA encoding human acid ceramidase. Identification Of
            the first molecular lesion causing Farber disease
  JOURNAL   J. Biol. Chem. 271 (51), 33110-33115 (1996)
   PUBMED   8955159
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 2333)
  AUTHORS   Koch,J., Gaertner,S., Li,C.M., Quintern,L.E., Bernardo,K.,
            Levran,O., Desnick,R.J., Schuchman,E.H. and Sandhoff,K.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (10-SEP-1996) Institut fuer organische Chemie und
            Biochemie der Universitaet Bonn, Gerhard Gomagk Str. 1, Bonn 53121,
            Germany
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..2333
                     /db_xref="H-InvDB:HIT000221092"
                     /organism="Homo sapiens"
                     /mol_type="mRNA"
                     /db_xref="taxon:9606"
                     /chromosome="8"
     CDS             18..1205
                     /EC_number="3.5.1.23"
                     /function="catalyzes the hydrolysis of ceramide into
                     sphingosine and free fatty acid"
                     /note="hydrolase"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="acid ceramidase"
                     /protein_id="AAC50907.1"
                     /translation="MPGRSCVALVLLAAAVSCAVAQHAPPWTEDCRKSTYPPSGPTYR
                     GAVPWYTINLDLPPYKRWHELMLDKAPMLKVIVNSLKNMINTFVPSGKVMQVVDEKLP
                     GLLGNFPGPFEEEMKGIAAVTDIPLGEIISFNIFYELFTICTSIVAEDKKGHLIHGRN
                     MDFGVFLGWNINNDTWVITEQLKPLTVNLDFQRNNKTVFKASSFAGYVGMLTGFKPGL
                     FSLTLNERFSINGGYLGILEWILGKKDAMWIGFLTRTVLENSTSYEEAKNLLTKTKIL
                     APAYFILGGNQSGEGCVITRDRKESLDVYELDAKQGRWYVVQTNYDRWKHPFFLDDRR
                     TPAKMCLNRTSQENISFETMYDVLSTKPVLNKLTVYTTLIDVTKGQFETYLRDCPDPC
                     IGW"
BASE COUNT          704 a          458 c          479 g          692 t
ORIGIN      
        1 ggcacgaggc tagagcgatg ccgggccgga gttgcgtcgc cttagtcctc ctggctgccg
       61 ccgtcagctg tgccgtcgcg cagcacgcgc cgccgtggac agaggactgc agaaaatcaa
      121 cctatcctcc ttcaggacca acgtacagag gtgcagttcc atggtacacc ataaatcttg
      181 acttaccacc ctacaaaaga tggcatgaat tgatgcttga caaggcacca atgctaaagg
      241 ttatagtgaa ttctctgaag aatatgataa atacattcgt gccaagtgga aaagttatgc
      301 aggtggtgga tgaaaaattg cctggcctac ttggcaactt tcctggccct tttgaagagg
      361 aaatgaaggg tattgccgct gttactgata tacctttagg agagattatt tcattcaata
      421 ttttttatga attatttacc atttgtactt caatagtagc agaagacaaa aaaggtcatc
      481 taatacatgg gagaaacatg gattttggag tatttcttgg gtggaacata aataatgata
      541 cctgggtcat aactgagcaa ctaaaacctt taacagtgaa tttggatttc caaagaaaca
      601 acaaaactgt cttcaaggct tcaagctttg ctggctatgt gggcatgtta acaggattca
      661 aaccaggact gttcagtctt acactgaatg aacgtttcag tataaatggt ggttatctgg
      721 gtattctaga atggattctg ggaaagaaag atgccatgtg gatagggttc ctcactagaa
      781 cagttctgga aaatagcaca agttatgaag aagccaagaa tttattgacc aagaccaaga
      841 tattggcccc agcctacttt atcctgggag gcaaccagtc tggggaaggt tgtgtgatta
      901 cacgagacag aaaggaatca ttggatgtat atgaactcga tgctaagcag ggtagatggt
      961 atgtggtaca aacaaattat gaccgttgga aacatccctt cttccttgat gatcgcagaa
     1021 cgcctgcaaa gatgtgtctg aaccgcacca gccaagagaa tatctcattt gaaaccatgt
     1081 atgatgtcct gtcaacaaaa cctgtcctca acaagctgac cgtatacaca accttgatag
     1141 atgttaccaa aggtcaattc gaaacttacc tgcgggactg ccctgaccct tgtataggtt
     1201 ggtgagcaca cgtctggcct acagaatgcg gcctctgaga catgaagaca ccatctccat
     1261 gtgaccgaac actgcagctg tctgaccttc caaagactaa gactcgcggc aggttctctt
     1321 tgagtcaata gcttgtcttc gtccatctgt tgacaaatga cagatctttt tttttttccc
     1381 cctatcagtt gatttttctt atttacagat aacttcttta ggggaagtaa aacagtcatc
     1441 tagaattcac tgagttttgt ttcactttga catttgggga tctggtgggc agtcgaacca
     1501 tggtgaactc cacctccgtg gaataaatgg agattcagcg tgggtgttga atccagcacg
     1561 tctgtgtgag taacgggaca gtaaacactc cacattcttc agtttttcac ttctacctac
     1621 atatttgtat gtttttctgt ataacagcct tttccttctg gttctaactg ctgttaaaat
     1681 taatatatca ttatctttgc tgttattgac agcgatatta ttttattaca tatcattaga
     1741 gggatgagac agacattcac ctgtatattt cttttaatgg gcacaaaatg ggcccttgcc
     1801 tctaaatagc actttttggg gttcaagaag taatcagtat gcaaagcaat cttttataca
     1861 ataattgaag tgttcccttt ttcataatta ctctacttcc cagtaaccct aaggaagttg
     1921 ctaacttaaa aaactgcatc ccacgttctg ttaatttagt aaataaacaa gtcaaagact
     1981 tgtggaaaat aggaagtgaa cccatatttt aaattctcat aagtagcatt gatgtaataa
     2041 acaggttttt agtttgttct tcagattgat agggagtttt aaagaaattt tagtagttac
     2101 taaaattatg ttactgtatt tttcagaaat caaactgctt atgaaaagta ctaatagaac
     2161 ttgttaacct ttctaacctt cacgattaac tgtgaaatgt acgtcatttg tgcaagaccg
     2221 tttgtccact tcattttgta taatcacagt tgtgttcctg acactcaata aacagtcact
     2281 ggaaagagtg ccagtcagca gtcatgcacg ctgataaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa
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