ENPP7 — Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 7
ENPP7 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 1 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
ENPP7's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterocytes | Dietary lipid absorption Absorption | ABCG5, ASAH2, BCO1, CD36, GATA4, LCT, LIN52, NPC1L1 +3 more | View in SCUBA |
About the gene
| Synonyms | alk-SMase, NPP7 |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | 17: 79730943-79742219 |
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Enzymes, Metabolic proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Molecular function | Hydrolase |
| Biological process | Lipid metabolism |
Function
Choline-specific phosphodiesterase that hydrolyzes sphingomyelin releasing the ceramide and phosphocholine and therefore is involved in sphingomyelin digestion, ceramide formation, and fatty acid (FA) absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. Also has phospholipase C activity and can also cleave phosphocholine from palmitoyl lyso-phosphatidylcholine and platelet-activating factor (PAF) leading to its inactivation. Does not have nucleotide pyrophosphatase activity. May promote cholesterol absorption by affecting the levels of sphingomyelin derived from either diet or endogenous sources, in the intestinal lumen (By similarity).
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.