Gene
- Public Gene Name
- asm-2
- Sequence Name
- ZK455.4
- WB ID
- WBGene00000212
- Description
- asm-2 encodes a protein similar to human acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) or sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1; the ASM-2 protein has a putative secretory signal peptide at the N-terminus, saposin-like and proline-rich domains and putative N-linked glycosylation sites; asm-2 shows phosphodiesterase activity when expressed in COS-7 cells; like mammalian ASM, asm-2 is probably both intracellular and secreted; northern blot analysis indicates that asm-2 is expressed during post-embryonic development as compared to asm-1 which is expressed at higher levels in the embryo; human ASM is implicated in Niemann-Pick disease type B (OMIM:607608).
