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Dihydroceramide desaturase (DEGS1)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Sphingolipid Synthesis Lipid Metabolism · ER + Golgi

step 4 Irreversible/directional

Dihydroceramide -> ceramide

Converts Dihydroceramide into Ceramide

› Notes

Ceramide is the hub metabolite of all complex sphingolipids and a pro-apoptotic signal.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of bone cancer pain model induced by Lewis lung cancer cells in male mice.

    Zhou Q, Chen J, Wang H, Jin R, Paerhati H, Zhu X, Dong G, Zhang M, Jiang F. · 2026-02-27

    cited 2× open access unreviewed
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    Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Associated Factors Among Adult Outpatients at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

    Ashine A, Kero B, Gebremichael E, Dadigeba M, Geremamo Y, Dawud E, Birara E, Bejiga Y, Tafese S, Woyimo T. · 2026-10-01

    open access unreviewed
  3. 3
    Identifying Co-Expressed lncRNAs Correlated With Traits of Interest in an Animal Model for Metabolic Diseases in Humans.

    Nascimento LE, da Silva BPM, de Oliveira CS, Durval MC, Freitas FAO, Ciconello FN, Gervásio IC, Fanalli SL, d… · 2026-10-01

    open access unreviewed
  4. 4
    Whole-exome sequencing reveals novel and previously reported variants in genes linked to white matter pathology in neurodevelopmental disorders.

    Ahmad N, Aleem T, Liu C, Rashid M, Tehreem J, Junaid MAM, Asif MF, Ullah S, Ullah S, Afridi TUK, Baig UR, Tar… · 2026-07-09

    cited 1× open access unreviewed
  5. 5
    Targeting the tumor microenvironment: a new strategy for natural products in breast cancer therapy.

    Liu YC, Yang YR, Wang JL, Yu HY, Shao M, Zhou HF. · 2026-09-30

    open access unreviewed
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    Sphingolipid Remodeling and Extracellular Vesicle Signatures Reflect Disease Severity in Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy Driven by Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

    Moriggi M, Ruggiero L, Torretta E, Zoppi D, Arosio B, Fiorillo C, Nigro V, Capitanio D, Gelfi C. · 2026-09-14

    open access unreviewed
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    Ceramide synthesis mediates colorectal cancer metastasis through a YAP-driven regenerative program.

    Goswami S, Zhang Q, Yildiz AB, Das Adhikari U, Raghawan AK, Bulliard M, Sedhain S, Darawshi O, Celik CE, Cans… · 2026-09-24

    unreviewed
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    Multi-omics profiling reveals sphingolipid metabolism reprogramming of tumor-conditioned MDSCs in cervical cancer.

    Mai Q, Chi C, Wang X, Chen Y, Zou Q, Chen Q, Zeng F, Wei M, Chen Y, Wang A, Liao Y, Xiao Y, Li X, Yan Q, Zhan… · 2026-09-18

    open access unreviewed
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