ceramide biosynthetic process Gene Set

Dataset GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category structural or functional annotations
Type biological process
Description The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ceramides, any N-acylated sphingoid. (Gene Ontology, GO_0046513)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0046513
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43 genes participating in the ceramide biosynthetic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol Name
AGK acylglycerol kinase
ALOX12B arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R type
ALOXE3 arachidonate lipoxygenase 3
ASAH1 N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (acid ceramidase) 1
ASAH2 N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (non-lysosomal ceramidase) 2
B3GALT4 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4
B4GALNT1 beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl transferase 1
B4GALT4 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4
B4GALT6 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 6
CERS1 ceramide synthase 1
CERS2 ceramide synthase 2
CERS3 ceramide synthase 3
CERS4 ceramide synthase 4
CERS6 ceramide synthase 6
CLN8 ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 (epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation)
CYP4F22 cytochrome P450, family 4, subfamily F, polypeptide 22
DEGS1 delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 1
DEGS2 delta(4)-desaturase, sphingolipid 2
FA2H fatty acid 2-hydroxylase
GBA1 glucosylceramidase beta 1
MECR mitochondrial trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase
PNPLA1 patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 1
SAMD8 sterile alpha motif domain containing 8
SGMS1 sphingomyelin synthase 1
SGMS2 sphingomyelin synthase 2
SMPD1 sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, acid lysosomal
SMPD2 sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2, neutral membrane (neutral sphingomyelinase)
SMPD4 sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 4, neutral membrane (neutral sphingomyelinase-3)
SPTLC1 serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 1
SPTLC2 serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 2
SPTLC3 serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 3
SPTSSA serine palmitoyltransferase, small subunit A
SPTSSB serine palmitoyltransferase, small subunit B
ST3GAL5 ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 5
ST6GALNAC3 ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 3
ST6GALNAC4 ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 4
ST6GALNAC5 ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 5
ST6GALNAC6 ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 6
ST8SIA2 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2
ST8SIA3 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 3
ST8SIA4 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 4
ST8SIA6 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6
TLCD3B TLC domain containing 3B