LCB4 [YOR171C]
Sphingoid long-chain base kinase; responsible for synthesis of long-chain base phosphates, which function as signaling molecules, regulates synthesis of ceramide from exogenous long-chain bases, localizes to the Golgi and late endosomes; LCB4 has a paralog, LCB5, that arose from the whole genome duplication
Synonyms: LCB4, LCB4p, Q12246, O3615, Q12246p ...