Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables ceramide phosphoethanolamine synthase activity and sphingomyelin synthase activity. Involved in sphingomyelin biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within ceramide biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane and Golgi trans cisterna. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; ear; limb; and respiratory system. Orthologous to human SGMS1 (sphingomyelin synthase 1).