Protein
Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Cleaves phosphorylated sphingoid bases (PSBs), such as sphingosine-1-phosphate, into fatty aldehydes and phosphoethanolamine. Essential for normal development, intestinal integrity, growth and reproduction.
Similarity
Belongs to the group II decarboxylase family. Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase subfamily.
Sequence
MDSVKHTTEIIVDLTKMHYHMINDRLSRYDPVVLVLAAFGGTLVYTKVVHLYRKSEDPILKRMGAYVFSLLRKLPAVRDKIEKELAAEKPKLIESIHKDDKDKQFISTLPIAPLSQDSIMELAKKYEDYNTFNIDGGRVSGAVYTDRHAEHINLLGKIYEKYAFSNPLHPDVFPGARKMEAELIRMVLNLYNGPEDSSGSVTSGGTESIIMACFSYRNRAHSLGIEHPVILACKTAHAAFDKAAHLCGMRLRHVPVDSDNRVDLKEMERLIDSNVCMLVGSAPNFPSGTIDPIPEIAKLGKKYGIPVHVDACLGGFMIPFMNDAGYLIPVFDFRNPGVTSISCDTHKYGCTPKGSSIVMYRSKELHHFQYFSVADWCGGIYATPTIAGSRAGANTAVAWATLLSFGRDEYVRRCAQIVKHTRMLAEKIEKIKWIKPYGKSDVSLVAFSGNGVNIYEVSDKMMKLGWNLNTLQNPAAIHICLTINQANEEVVNAFAVDLEKICEELAAKGEQKADSGMAAMYGMAAQVPKSVVDEVIALYIDATYSAPPSTSN