5uvg

Structural highlights

Function

[NSMA2_HUMAN] Catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to form ceramide and phosphocholine. Ceramide mediates numerous cellular functions, such as apoptosis and growth arrest, and is capable of regulating these 2 cellular events independently. Also hydrolyzes sphingosylphosphocholine. Regulates the cell cycle by acting as a growth suppressor in confluent cells. Probably acts as a regulator of postnatal development and participates in bone and dentin mineralization.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Hofmann K, Tomiuk S, Wolff G, Stoffel W. Cloning and characterization of the mammalian brain-specific, Mg2+-dependent neutral sphingomyelinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 May 23;97(11):5895-900. PMID:10823942
2. ↑ Miura Y, Gotoh E, Nara F, Nishijima M, Hanada K. Hydrolysis of sphingosylphosphocholine by neutral sphingomyelinases. FEBS Lett. 2004 Jan 16;557(1-3):288-92. PMID:14741383
3. ↑ Marchesini N, Osta W, Bielawski J, Luberto C, Obeid LM, Hannun YA. Role for mammalian neutral sphingomyelinase 2 in confluence-induced growth arrest of MCF7 cells. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jun 11;279(24):25101-11. Epub 2004 Mar 29. PMID:15051724 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M313662200