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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08974
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14708
Name Serine palmitoyltransferase 3
Synonyms
  1. LCB 3
  2. LCB2b
  3. Long chain base biosynthesis protein 2b
  4. Long chain base biosynthesis protein 3
  5. SPT 3
  6. Serine-palmitoyl-CoA transferase 3
Gene Name SPTLC3
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transferase activity
Specific Function Serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT). The heterodimer formed with LCB1/SPTLC1 constitutes the catalytic core. The composition of the serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) complex determines the substrate preference. The SPTLC1-SPTLC3-SPTSSA isozyme uses both C14-CoA and C16-CoA as substrates, while the SPTLC1-SPTLC3-SPTSSB has the ability to use a broader range of acyl-CoAs without apparent preference.
Pathways
  • sphingolipid metabolism
Reactions
Palmityl-CoA + L-Serine → Coenzyme A + 3-Dehydrosphinganine + CO(2) details
Palmityl-CoA + L-Serine → 3-Dehydrosphinganine + Coenzyme A + Carbon dioxide details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
phospholipid metabolic process
sphingoid biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
serine C-palmitoyltransferase complex
integral to membrane
Function
binding
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
cofactor binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
Molecular Function
serine C-palmitoyltransferase activity
pyridoxal phosphate binding
Process
metabolic process
biosynthetic process
Cellular Location
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  2. Single-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 20
Locus 20p12.1
SNPs SPTLC3
Gene Sequence
>1659 bp
ATGGCTAACCCTGGAGGTGGTGCTGTTTGCAACGGGAAACTTCACAATCACAAGAAACAG
AGCAATGGCTCACAAAGCAGAAACTGCACAAAGAATGGAATAGTGAAGGAAGCCCAGCAA
AATGGGAAGCCACATTTTTATGATAAGCTCATTGTTGAATCGTTTGAGGAAGCACCCCTT
CATGTTATGGTTTTCACTTACATGGGATATGGAATTGGAACCCTGTTTGGCTATCTCAGA
GACTTTTTAAGAAACTGGGGAATAGAAAAATGCAACGCAGCTGTGGAACGAAAAGAACAA
AAAGATTTTGTGCCACTGTATCAAGACTTTGAAAATTTTTATACAAGAAACCTTTACATG
CGAATCAGAGACAACTGGAACCGGCCCATCTGCAGTGCCCCAGGGCCTCTGTTTGATTTG
ATGGAGAGGGTATCAGACGACTATAACTGGACGTTTAGGTTTACTGGAAGAGTCATCAAA
GATGTCATCAACATGGGCTCCTATAACTTCCTTGGTCTTGCAGCCAAGTATGATGAGTCT
ATGAGGACAATAAAGGATGTTTTAGAGGTGTATGGCACAGGCGTGGCCAGCACCAGGCAT
GAAATGGGCACCTTGGATAAGCACAAGGAGTTGGAGGACCTTGTGGCTAAGTTCCTGAAT
GTGGAAGCAGCTATGGTCTTTGGGATGGGATTCGCAACTAACTCAATGAATATCCCAGCA
TTAGTTGGAAAGGGATGCCTCATTTTAAGTGATGAGTTAAACCACACATCGCTTGTGCTT
GGGGCCCGACTCTCAGGTGCAACCATAAGAATCTTCAAACACAACAACACACAAAGCCTA
GAGAAGCTCCTGAGAGATGCTGTCATCTATGGCCAGCCTCGAACCCGCAGAGCTTGGAAA
AAGATTCTCATCCTGGTGGAGGGTGTCTACAGCATGGAAGGTTCCATCGTGCATCTGCCC
CAGATCATAGCTCTAAAGAAGAAATACAAGGCTTACCTCTACATAGATGAAGCTCACAGT
ATTGGGGCCGTGGGCCCAACCGGCCGGGGTGTCACGGAGTTCTTTGGACTAGACCCTCAT
GAAGTTGATGTGCTCATGGGCACATTCACCAAAAGTTTTGGAGCTTCAGGAGGTTACATA
GCTGGAAGGAAGGACCTCGTGGATTATTTACGGGTTCACTCGCATAGTGCTGTTTATGCT
TCATCCATGAGCCCACCGATAGCAGAGCAAATCATCAGATCACTAAAACTTATCATGGGA
CTGGATGGGACCACTCAAGGGCTGCAGAGAGTACAGCAACTTGCGAAAAACACAAGATAC
TTCAGACAAAGACTGCAGGAAATGGGATTCATTATCTATGGCAATGAGAATGCTTCTGTT
GTTCCTCTGCTTCTTTATATGCCTGGTAAAGTAGCGGCTTTTGCAAGGCATATGCTAGAG
AAAAAAATTGGAGTGGTGGTCGTGGGATTTCCAGCCACTCCCCTCGCAGAAGCTCGGGCT
CGGTTTTGTGTTTCAGCGGCACATACCCGGGAGATGTTAGACACGGTTTTAGAAGCTCTT
GATGAAATGGGTGATCTCTTGCAACTGAAATATTCCCGGCACAAGAAGTCAGCACGTCCT
GAGCTCTATGATGAGACGAGCTTTGAACTCGAAGATTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 552
Molecular Weight 62049.035
Theoretical pI 8.773
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Serine palmitoyltransferase 3
MANPGGGAVCNGKLHNHKKQSNGSQSRNCTKNGIVKEAQQNGKPHFYDKLIVESFEEAPL
HVMVFTYMGYGIGTLFGYLRDFLRNWGIEKCNAAVERKEQKDFVPLYQDFENFYTRNLYM
RIRDNWNRPICSAPGPLFDLMERVSDDYNWTFRFTGRVIKDVINMGSYNFLGLAAKYDES
MRTIKDVLEVYGTGVASTRHEMGTLDKHKELEDLVAKFLNVEAAMVFGMGFATNSMNIPA
LVGKGCLILSDELNHTSLVLGARLSGATIRIFKHNNTQSLEKLLRDAVIYGQPRTRRAWK
KILILVEGVYSMEGSIVHLPQIIALKKKYKAYLYIDEAHSIGAVGPTGRGVTEFFGLDPH
EVDVLMGTFTKSFGASGGYIAGRKDLVDYLRVHSHSAVYASSMSPPIAEQIIRSLKLIMG
LDGTTQGLQRVQQLAKNTRYFRQRLQEMGFIIYGNENASVVPLLLYMPGKVAAFARHMLE
KKIGVVVVGFPATPLAEARARFCVSAAHTREMLDTVLEALDEMGDLLQLKYSRHKKSARP
ELYDETSFELED
GenBank ID Protein 119220554
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9NUV7
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SPTC3_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_018327.2
GeneCard ID SPTLC3
GenAtlas ID SPTLC3
HGNC ID HGNC:16253
References
General References
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