Protein: Neutral ceramidase (N-CDase) (NCDase) (EC 3.5.1.-) (EC 3.5.1.23) (Acylsphingosine deacylase 2) (N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 2) [Cleaved into: Neutral ceramidase soluble form] (Q91XT9)
Organism: Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
Function: Plasma membrane ceramidase that hydrolyzes sphingolipid ceramides into sphingosine and free fatty acids at neutral pH. Ceramides, sphingosine, and its phosphorylated form sphingosine-1-phosphate are bioactive lipids that mediate cellular signaling pathways regulating several biological processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. Also catalyzes the reverse reaction allowing the synthesis of ceramides from fatty acids and sphingosine. Together with sphingomyelinase, participates in the production of sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate from the degradation of sphingomyelin, a sphingolipid enriched in the plasma membrane of cells. Also participates in the hydrolysis of ceramides from the extracellular milieu allowing the production of sphingosine-1-phosphate inside and outside cells. This is the case for instance with the digestion of dietary sphingolipids in the intestinal tract (By similarity).
Subcellular location: [Neutral ceramidase]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11328816, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499379, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15123644}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499379}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11328816}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499379}. Membrane, caveola {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JHE3}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499379}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9NR71}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499379}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21613224}. Secreted, extracellular exosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9NR71}. Note=Enriched in exosomes upon stimulation by cytokine (By similarity). Enriched in caveolae and lipid rafts (By similarity). The localization to the mitochondrion could not be confirmed (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JHE3, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9NR71}.; SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: [Neutral ceramidase soluble form]: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499379, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15123644}.
Interaction partners:
- Alkaline ceramidase
- Alkaline ceramidase
- Alkaline ceramidase
- Acid ceramidase
- RCG53912, isoform CRA_a.
- Ceramide kinase
- Sphingosine kinase 1
- Ceramide synthase 4
- Ceramide synthase 6
- Ceramide synthase 2
Sequence:
MAKRTFSSLEAFLIFLLVMMTAITVALLTLLFVTSGTIENHKDSGNHWVSTTQGPTTTQSSPTTQTPTTQTPDLPPSQNFSGYYIGVGRADCTGQVSDINLMGYGKNGQNAQGLLTRLFSRAFILADPDGSNRMAFVSVELCMISQRLRLEVLKRLQSKYGSLYRRDNVILSATHTHSGPAGFFQYTLYILASEGFSNRTFQYIVSGIVKSIDIAHTNLKPGKVLINKGNVANVQINRSPSSYLQNPPSERARYSSDTDKEMVVLKLVDLNGEDLGLISWFAVHPVSMNNSNHLVNSDNMGYAAYLFEQEKNRGYLPGQGPFVAGFASSNLGDVSPNILGPHCVNTGESCDNDKSTCPSGGPSMCMASGPGQDMFESTHIIGRVIYQKAKELHASASQEVTGPVLTAHQWVNMTDVSVQLNATHTVKTCKAALGYSFAAGTIDGVSGLNITQGTTEGNLFWDTLRDQLLGKPSEEIIECQKPKPILIHTGELTKPHPWQPDIVDIQIVTLGSLAIAAIPGEFTTMSGRRLREAVKKEFALYGMKDMTVVIAGLSNVYTHYITTYEEYQAQRYEAASTIYGPHTLSAYIQLFRALAKAIATDTVANMSSGPEPPFFKNLIGSLIPNIADRAPIGKQFGDVLQPAKPEYRVGEVVEVVFVGANPKNSAENQTHQTFLTVEKYEDSVANWQIMHNDASWETRFYWHKGVLGLSNATIHWHIPDTALPGVYRIRYFGHNRKQELLKPAVILAFEGISSPFEIVTT