serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 3

C20orf38

SPTLC2L

LCB2B

FLJ11112

hLCB2b

chromosome 20 open reading frame 38

serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 2-like (aminotransferase 2)

Serine palmitoyltransferase 3

Long chain base biosynthesis protein 2b

Long chain base biosynthesis protein 3

Serine-palmitoyl-CoA transferase 3

LCB2b

LCB 3

SPT 3

This gene encodes a subunit of the serine palmitoyltransferase complex which catalyzes the rate-limiting step in sphingolipid biosynthesis. This subunit metabolizes lauroyl- and myristoyl-CoA and generates C14 and C16-sphingoid bases. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2017].

Varaico: Literature-Extracted Genetic Variants

SPTLC3

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