Gene Information
Gene NameSPTLC3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length552
Protein NamesSerine palmitoyltransferase 3 (EC 2.3.1.50) (Long chain base biosynthesis protein 2b) (LCB2b) (Long chain base biosynthesis protein 3) (LCB 3) (Serine-palmitoyl-CoA transferase 3) (SPT 3)
Target Nameserine palmitoyltransferase 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000172296 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9NUV7
Gene CardSPTLC3
Uniprot IDQ9NUV7
PfamPF00155
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.520315657)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SPTLC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SPTLC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SPTLC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sptlc3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SPTLC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sptlc3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SPTLC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSPTLC2
ParalogsGCAT, ALAS2, ALAS1, SPTLC2, SPTLC1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in most tissues, except peripheral blood cells and bone marrow, with highest levels in heart, kidney, liver, uterus and skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17023427}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs243887  rs934335 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:19416851};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305|PubMed:19416851}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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