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Q55G11 (NCSEB_DICDI) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Last modified October 19, 2011. Version 40. Feed History...

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Names and origin

Protein namesRecommended name:
Neutral ceramidase B

Short name=N-CDase B
Short name=NCDase B
EC=3.5.1.23
Alternative name(s):
Acylsphingosine deacylase 2B
N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 2B
Gene names
Name:dcd2B
ORF Names:DDB_G0268374
OrganismDictyostelium discoideum (Slime mold)
Taxonomic identifier44689 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageEukaryotaAmoebozoaMycetozoaDictyosteliidaDictyostelium

Protein attributes

Sequence length718 AA.
Sequence statusComplete.
Sequence processingThe displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.
Protein existenceInferred from homology

General annotation (Comments)

Function

Hydrolyzes the sphingolipid ceramide into sphingosine and free fatty acid By similarity.

Catalytic activity

N-acylsphingosine + H2O = a carboxylate + sphingosine.

Subcellular location

Secreted Potential.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the neutral ceramidase family.

Ontologies

Keywords
   Biological processLipid metabolism
Sphingolipid metabolism
   Cellular componentSecreted
   DomainSignal
   Molecular functionHydrolase
   PTMGlycoprotein
   Technical termComplete proteome
Reference proteome
Gene Ontology (GO)
   Biological processceramide metabolic process

Inferred by curator. Source: dictyBase

   Cellular componentextracellular region

Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-SubCell

   Molecular functionceramidase activity

Inferred from sequence or structural similarity. Source: dictyBase

Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical viewFeature identifier

Molecule processing

Signal peptide1 – 2020 Potential
Chain21 – 718698Neutral ceramidase B
PRO_0000247109

Sites

Active site2981Nucleophile By similarity

Amino acid modifications

Glycosylation2241N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation2521N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation3581N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation3781N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation3911N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation4211N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation4221N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation5771N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation6101N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential
Glycosylation6141N-linked (GlcNAc...) Potential

Sequences

Sequence LengthMass (Da)Tools
Q55G11 [UniParc].

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FASTA71878,609
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MINSFKKLII LISLVIILLS SNNIFIDSFK IPVNQKNVKS SGDSSYQIGA GIYDITGASA 

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EVNLMGYANP LQVGAGIHFR QRARAFVFVD SNGNRAVYVS TDSCMIFQEV KIHVVELLQD 

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IFGPNVYTEA NVLLSGTHTH SGPAGFSQYA LYGITSLGFY KKNFDTICNG IVQAIVKAHK 

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SVQPANMFTE TGELWNTNIN RSPFAYDNNP EEEKAMYDSN VDKNMTVLRI EDMNGNPFAA 

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ISFFAVHCTS MNNTNHLISG DNKGYASYLW EKQVNGPGTA GKGPFVAAFG QSNEGDVSPN 

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TRGPTCRDGS PCDYKTSTCN GRNEECWSLG PGKDGDMFES TQIIGGNQFN KALELFNNAS 

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IQVSGPVQYR HSWVQFTNVS VEPPYNSGVD NATTCRGAMG YSFAAGTTDG PGAFNFVQSD 

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NNTSGNPFWN FIGDFIAKPT PDQIRCQSPK PILLDVGMVE PIPWVPDVMP IQIVTIGQIV 

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LVAVPGEFTT MSGRRLRNSV REIIGESIEN PIVLIAGLSN TYSGYIATFE EYQVQRYEGA 

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STVFGPHTLG SYMQEFGKLA QSIVDGTTVP AGPTPRNLTG HTLFFLPPVI VDAAPDFDDF 

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GEVSIDVNLN YSVNETVSCV FYGGNPRNDF MIESSFLSVD LLTGTDQWTT VLDDGDWDTK 

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FKWKMHDLGF SLITIEWVIA PDTTPGTYRI THSGFAKKNP FSSNLTPYQG ISRNFVVQ 

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Cross-references

Sequence databases

EMBL
GenBank
DDBJ
AAFI02000003 Genomic DNA. Translation: EAL73640.1.
RefSeqXP_647372.1. XM_642280.1.

3D structure databases

ModBaseSearch...

Protocols and materials databases

StructuralBiologyKnowledgebaseSearch...

Genome annotation databases

EnsemblProtistsDDB0232168; DDB0232168; DDB_G0268374.
GeneID8616181.
GenomeReviewsGene locus dcd2B in contig CM000150_GR.
KEGGddi:DDB_G0268374.

Organism-specific databases

dictyBaseDDB_G0268374. dcd2B.

Phylogenomic databases

eggNOGKOG2232.
GeneTreeEPrGT00050000005921.
HOGENOMHBG315824.
OMASWFAVHP.
PhylomeDBQ55G11.
ProtClustDBPTZ00487.

Family and domain databases

InterProIPR006823. Ceramidase_alk.
[Graphical view]
PANTHERPTHR12670. Ceramidase_alk. 1 hit.
PfamPF04734. Ceramidase_alk. 1 hit.
[Graphical view]
ProtoNetSearch...

Entry information

Entry nameNCSEB_DICDI
AccessionPrimary (citable) accession number: Q55G11
Entry history
Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: July 25, 2006
Last sequence update: May 24, 2005
Last modified: October 19, 2011
This is version 40 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]
Entry statusReviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Relevant documents

Dictyostelium discoideum

Dictyostelium discoideum: entries, gene names and cross-references to dictyBase

SIMILARITY comments

Index of protein domains and families