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Acer1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Acer1
  • Name
    alkaline ceramidase 1
  • Synonyms
    2310024P18Rik, Asah3, Cer1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2181962
    NCBI Gene: 171168
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:57260490-57289126 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 29.59 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    129 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2181962
 protein coding gene Chr17:57260490-57289126 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0023944
 protein coding gene Chr17:58694744-58726563 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0023902
 protein coding gene Chr17:57074180-57103474 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0023871
 protein coding gene Chr17:57792771-57826350 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0023903
 protein coding gene Chr17:56914563-56943333 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0023667
 protein coding gene Chr17:58513950-58545798 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0024349
 protein coding gene Chr17:60953210-60986947 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021795
 protein coding gene Chr17:53548165-53578196 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0023149
 protein coding gene Chr17:58801973-58836703 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0023643
 protein coding gene Chr17:63344681-63386540 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0023771
 protein coding gene Chr17:55771031-55800839 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0023737
 protein coding gene Chr17:55339944-55369530 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0023853
 protein coding gene Chr17:59373713-59404096 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0023765
 protein coding gene Chr17:62803814-62835135 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0024393
 protein coding gene Chr17:58156581-58186351 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0022895
 protein coding gene Chr17:55136948-55166620 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0022706
 protein coding gene Chr17:54918688-54951596 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0023215
 protein coding gene Chr17:58773325-58804150 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ACER1, alkaline ceramidase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ACER1, alkaline ceramidase 1
  • Synonyms
    ALKCDase1, ASAH3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 125981
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8TDN7
    UniProt: Q8TDN7

  • Chr Location
    19p13.3; chr19:6306142-6360368 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    56 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    8 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a null allele show increased ceramide levels, hair shaft abnormalities, cyclic alopecia, epidermal hyperplasia, sebaceous gland and infundibulum expansion, increased epidermal water loss, and hypermetabolism along with decreased body weight and adipose tissue depots during aging.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    29
  • GO References
    10
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    803
  • Tissues
    97
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 171168 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 28637 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_175731 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2429 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8R4X1 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 273 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 13
      cDNA 11
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1923689, MGI:2146910
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 41
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 8
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:274872 Ingham NJ, et al., Mouse screen reveals multiple new genes underlying mouse and human hearing loss. PLoS Biol. 2019 Apr;17(4):e3000194
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    04/16/2024
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