3h3s

Structural highlights

Disease

CERT_HUMAN The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Function

CERT_HUMAN Shelters ceramides and diacylglycerol lipids inside its START domain and mediates the intracellular trafficking of ceramides and diacylglycerol lipids in a non-vesicular manner.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Hanada K, Kumagai K, Yasuda S, Miura Y, Kawano M, Fukasawa M, Nishijima M. Molecular machinery for non-vesicular trafficking of ceramide. Nature. 2003 Dec 18;426(6968):803-9. PMID:14685229 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature02188
2. ↑ Fugmann T, Hausser A, Schoffler P, Schmid S, Pfizenmaier K, Olayioye MA. Regulation of secretory transport by protein kinase D-mediated phosphorylation of the ceramide transfer protein. J Cell Biol. 2007 Jul 2;178(1):15-22. Epub 2007 Jun 25. PMID:17591919 doi:http://dx.doi.org/jcb.200612017
3. ↑ Kudo N, Kumagai K, Tomishige N, Yamaji T, Wakatsuki S, Nishijima M, Hanada K, Kato R. Structural basis for specific lipid recognition by CERT responsible for nonvesicular trafficking of ceramide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jan 15;105(2):488-93. Epub 2008 Jan 9. PMID:18184806
4. ↑ Kudo N, Kumagai K, Matsubara R, Kobayashi S, Hanada K, Wakatsuki S, Kato R. Crystal structures of the CERT START domain with inhibitors provide insights into the mechanism of ceramide transfer. J Mol Biol. 2010 Feb 19;396(2):245-51. Epub 2009 Dec 28. PMID:20036255 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2009.12.029