Gene Information
Gene NameCERK
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length537
Protein NamesCeramide kinase (hCERK) (EC 2.7.1.138) (Acylsphingosine kinase) (Lipid kinase 4) (LK4)
Target Nameceramide kinase
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000100422 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8TCT0
Gene CardCERK
Uniprot IDQ8TCT0
PfamPF19280; PF00781
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.390224055)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CERK ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CERK ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CERK ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CERK ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cerk ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CERK ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cerk ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CERK ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSPHK1, SPHK2, CERKL, AGK
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHigh level expression in heart, brain, skeletal muscle, kidney and liver;
moderate in peripheral blood leukocytes and thymus;
very low in spleen, small intestine, placenta and lung. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11956206}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16995615  rs9306515  rs13057352 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19168031}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16269826, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19168031};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19168031}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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