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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

0 entries

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 1× open access unreviewed
  2. 2
    Sphingolipid homeostasis and dysregulation in liver function and disease.

    Lan J, Pan Z, Dong W, Wang J, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Jin J. · 2026-04-24

    open access unreviewed
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    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

    unreviewed
  5. 5
    Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in long-term cancer survivors treated with craniospinal irradiation.

    Richter F, Runow C, Obrecht-Sturm D, Kronziel LL, Rutkowski S, Grabow D, Denzer C, Langer T, Gebauer J. · 2026-06-13

    open access unreviewed
  6. 6
    [Overexpressing NDUFA13 and CRIP1 improves B cell injury and lung Lesions in COPD mouse models].

    Wang M, Lu B, Meng H, Zhou S, Mao N, Zhang Y, Lü W. · 2026-06-01

    unreviewed
  7. 7
    Intracranial calcifications in DEGS1-Related Leukodystrophy: a potentially under-recognised neuroimaging feature.

    Vaia Y, Kim N, Jeyasingh S, Sudhakar S, Mankad K, Biswas A, Siddiqui A, Mundy H, Hedderly T, Singh RR. · 2026-06-09

    open access unreviewed
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    Frailty among older adults in Germany: regional variation across NAKO study centers.

    König M, Rach S, Mikolajczyk R, Schöttker B, Mons U, Amthor M, Völzke H, Meinke-Franze C, Harth V, Obi N, Sch… · 2026-06-03

    cited 1× open access unreviewed
  10. 10
    Validity of a seven-gene signature as a non-invasive biomarker for cirrhosis: a cross-sectional study in Egyptian patients with HBV infection.

    El-Kader AA, El-Meguid MA, Zayed N, Alem SA, Barkat A, Dawood RM. · 2026-06-01

    open access unreviewed

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