SPTLC1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18035483
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Summary

SPTLC1 is a gene[1]. SPTLC1 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: protein-coding gene[3]
  • HomoloGene ID: 4681[4]
  • Genomic start: 94794281[5], 92000087[6]
  • Genomic end: 94877666[7], 92115413[8]
  • Ortholog: Sptlc1[9], LCB1[10], Spt-I[11], sptl-1[12]
  • Encodes: Serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 1[13]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[14]
  • Chromosome: human chromosome 9[15]
  • Strand orientation: reverse strand[16]
  • Exact match: http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/10558[17]
  • Cytogenetic location: 9q22.31[18]
  • Expressed in: oral cavity[19], skin of hip[20], mucosa of sigmoid colon[21], Achilles tendon[22], skin of thigh[23], germinal epithelium[24], Epithelium of choroid plexus[25], mucosa of pharynx[26], vulva[27], mucosa of paranasal sinus[28]

Why It Matters

SPTLC1 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 9
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
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