Synonyms:ENTREZ:56848, HGNC:18859, MIM:607092, NM_001204158, NM_001204159, NM_001204160, NM_001243876, NM_020126, NP_001191087, NP_001191088, NP_001191089, NP_001230805, NP_064511, SK 2, SK-2, SPHK2, SPK 2, SPK-2, XM_006723292, XM_011527133, XM_011527134, XM_017027008, XM_017027010, XP_006723355, XP_011525435, XP_011525436, XP_016882497, XP_016882499, sphingosine kinase 2
Omim:OMIM:607092
Id:ENSG00000063176
Hgnc:HGNC:18859
Description:sphingosine kinase 2
This gene encodes one of two sphingosine kinase isozymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of sphingosine into sphingosine 1-phosphate. Sphingosine 1-phosphate mediates many cellular processes including migration, proliferation and apoptosis, and also plays a role in several types of cancer by promoting angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. The encoded protein may play a role in breast cancer proliferation and chemoresistance. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]