Enables ceramide binding activity and ceramide transfer activity. Involved in ceramide transport and sphingolipid metabolic process. Located in Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum. Used to study autosomal dominant intellectual developmental disorder 34. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant intellectual developmental disorder 34. Orthologous to human CERT1 (ceramide transporter 1).
FB Description
ceramide transfer protein (cert) encodes a protein involved in determination of lifespan. Mutant flies present accelerated aging due to oxidative stress.