Gene Information
Gene NameCERKL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length558
Protein NamesCeramide kinase-like protein
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000188452 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ49MI3
Gene CardCERKL
Uniprot IDQ49MI3
PfamPF19280; PF00781
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.980402045)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CERKL ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CERKL ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CERKL ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cerkl ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CERKL ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cerkl ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CERKL ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCERK, SPHK1, SPHK2, AGK
Tissuecerebellum
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 and isoform 2 are expressed in adult retina, liver and pancreas as well as in fetal brain, lung and kidney. Isoform 3 is expressed in adult retina as well as in fetal lung and liver. Isoform 4 is expressed in adult retina, lung and kidney as well as in fetal lung and liver. Moderately expressed in retina, kidney, lung, testis, trachea, and pancreas. Weakly expressed in brain, placenta and liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14681825, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15708351, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19158957}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs569826109  rs10185262  rs35955809 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Nucleus, nucleolus. Note=Enriched in nucleoli. May shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm. Isoform 5 is not enriched in the nucleoli.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm. Nucleus, nucleolus. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Endoplasmic reticulum.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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