Protein
Sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
Function
Delta(4)-fatty-acid desaturase which introduces a double bond at the 4-position in the long-chain base (LCB) of ceramides. Required for sphingosine biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 1 family. DEGS subfamily.
Sequence
MAESTATTTAVPPPAEESWNADSEDVHQFYWTYTEEPHKSRRAAILKAHPEIASLNGYEPLTKWIVLGVVSLQFTCAYLLSQSSLLSWKFFLTAYFIGAFCNQNLFLAIHELSHNLGFKKTLYNRAYCLFANLPVGAPFAASFRPYHMEHHAYQGVDGMDTDLPTRAELILFDNVLGKAFFCTFQLLFYAFRPLVVRRLPFTLMHFWNIIVQFSFDYLVVRYVGWRALAYFFMSSFLAGSLHPTAGHFLSEHYNMTRTRLIASGPGKETPLETFSYYGPLNFFVYNAGYHIEHHDFPYVAWTRIGKVRELAPEFYDNIPDCKSWCGIIYQFITDSNVGMWCRVKRKQKHADIPTKSMHLHVS