Synthetic peptide derived from the N-terminal extension of the Sphingosine Kinase 2-L protein.
Alternative Synonym:
Sphk2-L, N-terminal-extended Sphingosine Kinase 2
Rat sphingosine kinase 1 catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine 1-phosphate (spp)(sphingosine + ATP = sphingosine 1-phosphate + ADP), a lipid mediator with both intra- and extracellular functions. also acts on d-erythro-sphingos