{"symbol":"SMPD2","synonyms":["ISC1","NSMASE","NSMASE1"],"name":"sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2, neutral membrane (neutral sphingomyelinase)","description":"This gene encodes a protein which was initially identified as a sphingomyelinase based on sequence similarity between bacterial sphingomyelinases and a yeast protein. Subsequent studies showed that its biological function is less likely to be as a sphingomyelinase and instead as a lysophospholipase. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6610,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6610","proteins":[{"symbol":"NSMA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/NSMA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}