SMPD2( Human )
sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2
Alias
ISC1|NSMASE|NSMASE1
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].