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- | '''Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase''' (SMase) is an enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide and phosphocholine <ref name="gp">PMID: 16595670 </ref>. There are 6 known types of sphingomyelinases<ref name=" | + | '''Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase''' (SMase) is an enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide and phosphocholine <ref name="gp">PMID: 16595670 </ref>. This enzyme has become the object of renewed interest since the discovery of the sphingomyelin signal transduction pathway which is involved in apoptosis. This pathway is initiated by sphingomyelinase hydrolysis of sphingomyelin in the plasma membrane to generate ceramide. Ceramide acts as a secondary messenger which causes the stimulation of the cascade effect of kinases and transcription factors which activate programmed cell death<ref name="gp2">PMID: 7544586 </ref>. There are 6 known types of sphingomyelinases<ref name="gp3">PMID: 12401200 </ref>. : |
''Acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase)'' - | ''Acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase)'' - |
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Activity: | Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase, with EC number 3.1.4.12 | ||||||||
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Introduction
Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase (SMase) is an enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide and phosphocholine [1]. This enzyme has become the object of renewed interest since the discovery of the sphingomyelin signal transduction pathway which is involved in apoptosis. This pathway is initiated by sphingomyelinase hydrolysis of sphingomyelin in the plasma membrane to generate ceramide. Ceramide acts as a secondary messenger which causes the stimulation of the cascade effect of kinases and transcription factors which activate programmed cell death[2]. There are 6 known types of sphingomyelinases[3]. :
Acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) -
Secretory sphingomyelinase (sSMase) -
Neutral, Mg2+-dependent sphingomyelinases (nSMase) -
Mg2+-independent neutral sphingomyelinases -
Alkaline sphingomyelinase -
Bacterial sphingomyelinase -
Structure and Function
Mechanism
Importance of SMase
References
- ↑ Ago H, Oda M, Takahashi M, Tsuge H, Ochi S, Katunuma N, Miyano M, Sakurai J. Structural basis of the sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity in neutral sphingomyelinase from Bacillus cereus. J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 9;281(23):16157-67. Epub 2006 Apr 4. PMID:16595670 doi:10.1074/jbc.M601089200
- ↑ Kolesnick RN, Haimovitz-Friedman A, Fuks Z. The sphingomyelin signal transduction pathway mediates apoptosis for tumor necrosis factor, Fas, and ionizing radiation. Biochem Cell Biol. 1994 Nov-Dec;72(11-12):471-4. PMID:7544586
- ↑ Goni FM, Alonso A. Sphingomyelinases: enzymology and membrane activity. FEBS Lett. 2002 Oct 30;531(1):38-46. PMID:12401200