1 Parent Features
DB identifier | Type | Name |
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IPR024873 | Family | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family |
Type: | Family | Name: | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 7 |
Description: | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 7 (ENPP7), also known as alkaline sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase or intestinal alkaline sphingomyelinase, converts sphingomyelin to ceramide in the intestinal tract [, ]. It is also able to inactivate the pro-inflammatory phospholipid PAF (platelet-activating factor) by a phospholipase C activity, and may counteract the development of intestinal inflammation and cancer [, ]. It does not appear to have nucleotide pyrophosphatase activity []. | Short Name: | ENPP7 |
DB identifier | Type | Name |
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IPR024873 | Family | Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family |