Gene Information
Gene NamePHCA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length267
Protein NamesAlkaline ceramidase 3 (AlkCDase 3) (Alkaline CDase 3) (EC 3.5.1.-) (EC 3.5.1.23) (Alkaline dihydroceramidase SB89) (Alkaline phytoceramidase) (aPHC)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9NUN7
Gene CardACER3
Uniprot IDQ9NUN7
PfamPF05875
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. Highly expressed in placenta (PubMed:11356846). Expressed in erythrocytes (PubMed:20207939). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11356846, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20207939}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6G7O  (X-ray  2.70A  6YXH  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs1554988032 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11356846};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11356846, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30575723}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11356846};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11356846, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30575723}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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