CERKL
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: CERKL
- Official Name: ceramide kinase like
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 375298
- UniProt: Q49MI3
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: This gene was initially identified as a locus (RP26) associated with an autosomal recessive form of retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) disease. This gene encodes a protein with ceramide kinase-like domains, however, the protein does not phosphorylate ceramide and its target substrate is currently unknown. This protein may be a negative regulator of apoptosis in photoreceptor cells. Mutations in this gene cause a form of retinitis pigmentosa characterized by autosomal recessive cone and rod dystrophy (arCRD). Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms and non-coding transcripts.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010].
- UniProt Summary: N/A
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 13991
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 6.02