Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activity. Involved in several processes, including fatty acid homeostasis; positive regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption; and regulation of membrane lipid metabolic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi apparatus; microvillus; and plasma membrane. Orthologous to human ENPP7 (ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 7).