Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to contribute to serine C-palmitoyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in ceramide biosynthetic process; protein localization; and sphingosine biosynthetic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within sphingolipid metabolic process. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum. Predicted to be part of serine C-palmitoyltransferase complex. Is expressed in several structures, including aorta; brain; retina; spleen; and submandibular gland. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hereditary spastic paraplegia 90A and hereditary spastic paraplegia 90B. Orthologous to human SPTSSA (serine palmitoyltransferase small subunit A).