Lipid Modification Database
Tag Content
LipidDB ID
LipidDB-10090-00930
Entry Name
UniProt Accession
Theoretical PI
7.33
Molecular Weight
38241.41
Genbank Protein ID
Genbank Nucleotide ID
Protein Name
Sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase DES1
Protein Synonyms/Alias
1.14.-.-; Degenerative spermatocyte homolog 1;
Gene Name
Degs1
Gene Synonyms/Alias
Degs; Des1; Mdes;
Created Date
04-DEC-2007
 Lipid Modification Sites 
 Position   Sequence Form   Peptide   References   Modification Type 
2
Canonical
******MGSRVSREE
[1][2]
N-Myristoylation
Organism
Mus musculus (Mouse)
NCBI Taxa ID
10090
Reference
[1] Beauchamp E, Goenaga D, Le Bloc'h J, Catheline D, Legrand P, Rioux V. Myristicacid increases the activity of dihydroceramide Delta4-desaturase 1 through itsN-terminal myristoylation. Biochimie. 2007 Dec;89(12):1553-61. Epub 2007 Jul 15.[PMID:17716801]
[2] Beauchamp E, Tekpli X, Marteil G, Lagadic-Gossmann D, Legrand P, Rioux V.N-Myristoylation targets dihydroceramide Delta4-desaturase 1 to mitochondria:partial involvement in the apoptotic effect of myristic acid. Biochimie. 2009Nov-Dec;91(11-12):1411-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2009.07.014. Epub 2009 Jul 30.[PMID:19647031]
Functional Description
Has sphingolipid-delta-4-desaturase activity. Converts D-erythro-sphinganine to D-erythro-sphingosine (E-sphing-4-enine).
Sequence Annotation
Transmembrane: 41 61 Helical.
Transmembrane: 68 88 Helical.
Transmembrane: 104 124 Helical.
Transmembrane: 152 172 Helical.
Transmembrane: 184 204 Helical.
Transmembrane: 209 229 Helical.
Modified residue: 307 307 Phosphoserine.
Protein Length
323 AA.
Protein Sequence
(Canonical)
MGSRVSREEF EWVYTDQPHA ARRKEILAKY PEIKSLMKPD HNLIWIVAMM LLVQLASFYL  60
VKDLDWKWVI FWSYVFGSCL NHSMTLAIHE ISHNFPFGHH KALWNRWFGM FANLSLGVPY  120
SISFKRYHMD HHRYLGADKI DVDIPTDFEG WFFCTTFRKF VWVILQPLFY AFRPLFINPK  180
PITYLEIINT VIQITFDIII YYVFGVKSLV YMLAATLLGL GLHPISGHFI AEHYMFLKGH  240
ETYSYYGPLN LLTFNVGYHN EHHDFPNVPG KNLPMVRKIA SEYYDDLPHY NSWIKVLYDF  300
VTDDTISPYS RMKRPPKGNE ILE                                          323
FASTA
(Canonical)
>LipidDB-10090-00930|O09005
MGSRVSREEFEWVYTDQPHAARRKEILAKYPEIKSLMKPDHNLIWIVAMMLLVQLASFYL
VKDLDWKWVIFWSYVFGSCLNHSMTLAIHEISHNFPFGHHKALWNRWFGMFANLSLGVPY
SISFKRYHMDHHRYLGADKIDVDIPTDFEGWFFCTTFRKFVWVILQPLFYAFRPLFINPK
PITYLEIINTVIQITFDIIIYYVFGVKSLVYMLAATLLGLGLHPISGHFIAEHYMFLKGH
ETYSYYGPLNLLTFNVGYHNEHHDFPNVPGKNLPMVRKIASEYYDDLPHYNSWIKVLYDF
VTDDTISPYSRMKRPPKGNEILE
Gene Ontology
GO:0005783; C:endoplasmic reticulum; IEA:UniProtKB-KW
GO:0016021; C:integral component of membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-KW
GO:0005739; C:mitochondrion; IEA:UniProtKB-KW
GO:0016705; F:oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen; IEA:InterPro
GO:0006633; P:fatty acid biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-KW
GO:0030148; P:sphingolipid biosynthetic process; IEA:InterPro
Interpro
InterPro; IPR005804; Fatty_acid_desaturase-1
InterPro; IPR011388; Sphingolipid_d4-desaturase
InterPro; IPR013866; Sphingolipid_d4-desaturase_N
Pfam
Pfam; PF00487; FA_desaturase;
Pfam; PF08557; Lipid_DES;
SMART
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