Tags: Protein.
Serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 2 also known as SPTLC2 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SPTLC2 gene.This gene encodes a long chain base subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase. Serine palmitoyltransferase which consists of two different subunits is the initial enzyme in sphingolipid biosynthesis. It catalyzes the pyridoxal 5′-phosphate dependent condensation of L-serine and palmitoyl CoA to 3-oxosphinganine.