SCUBA

ORMDL2 — ORMDL sphingolipid biosynthesis regulator 2

ORMDL2 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 5 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.

ORMDL2's module in each cell type

Cell typeModuleShares the module with
CD4⁺ T cellsER-Golgi Trafficking
Protein processing & ER
ALG5, CNIH4, HDDC3, KDELR1, PYCARD, RAB8A, RASAL3, RBM42 +4 moreView in SCUBA
Gamma-delta T cellsMitoribosome Small Subunit
Mitochondrial & OxPhos
ACADM, C14orf119, CHCHD1, COA3, COA4, COMMD8, GALK1, GEMIN6 +24 more
Innate lymphoid cellsMixed Proteostasis Metabolism
Metabolism
ADRM1, ANXA11, ATP6V0B, CISD2, COX17, DNAJC8, DR1, EIF3I +18 moreView in SCUBA
MacrophagesER Protein Processing
Housekeeping
ACTR1A, ANXA7, ATP6AP1, ATP6AP2, ATP6V0B, ATP6V0E1, AUP1, BCAP31 +41 moreView in SCUBA
Mucosal-associated invariant T cellMitochondrial Biogenesis
Mitochondrial & OxPhos
ARFRP1, ARL2, ATP6V0E1, CALHM2, CCS, COA4, DBP, DENND2D +15 more

About the gene

Synonymsadoplin-2, HSPC160, MST095, MSTP095
Chromosome12: 55818041-55821879
Predicted locationIntracellular, Membrane
Essential geneNo
Protein classPredicted intracellular proteins, Predicted membrane proteins

Function

Plays an essential role in the homeostatic regulation of sphingolipid de novo biosynthesis by modulating the activity of the serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) in response to ceramide levels. When complexed to SPT, the binding of ceramides to its N-terminus stabilizes a conformation that block SPT substrate entry, hence preventing SPT catalytic activity. Through this mechanism, maintains ceramide levels at sufficient concentrations for the production of complex sphingolipids, but which prevents the accumulation of ceramides to levels that trigger apoptosis (By similarity).

Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt

Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.