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Ceramide synthase 6

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21173454
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Summary

Ceramide synthase 6 is a protein[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Sphingosine N-acyltransferase Lag1/Lac1-like[3], Homeobox-like domain superfamily[4], membrane protein[5], Homeobox domain, protein family[6], TRAM/LAG1/CLN8 homology domain, protein family[7]
  • Has part(s): Homeobox domain[8], TRAM/LAG1/CLN8 homology domain[9]
  • Molecular function: DNA binding[10], sphingosine N-acyltransferase activity[11], DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific[12], protein binding[13]
  • Cell component: integral component of membrane[14], nuclear membrane[15], endoplasmic reticulum membrane[16], membrane[17], nucleus[18], endoplasmic reticulum[19]
  • Biological process: lipid metabolism[20], sphingolipid biosynthetic process[21], ceramide biosynthetic process[22], regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II[23]
  • Encoded by: CERS6[24]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A census of human transcription factors: function, expression and evolution. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Systematic protein-protein interaction mapping for clinically relevant human GPCRs. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → CERS6
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function → DNA binding, sphingosine N-acyltransferase activity, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific +2
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ec enzyme number: 2.3.1.24, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261491|batch #261491]]"
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