Gene Information
Gene NameACER2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length275
Protein NamesAlkaline ceramidase 2 (AlkCDase 2) (Alkaline CDase 2) (haCER2) (EC 3.5.1.-) (EC 3.5.1.23) (Acylsphingosine deacylase 3-like) (N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 3-like)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000177076 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ5QJU3
Gene CardACER2
Uniprot IDQ5QJU3
PfamPF05875
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.25135513)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ACER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ACER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ACER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ACER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Acer2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ACER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Acer2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ACER2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsACER1
ParalogsACER1, ACER3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16940153}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs10964136 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16940153, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20089856};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20089856}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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