CERT1

Gene

ceramide transporter 1

HGNCHGNC:2205 EnsemblENSG00000113163 NCBI Gene10087

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q13.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asCOL4A3BP · GPBP · STARD11 · CERT

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Previous symbolsCOL4A3BP

Alias symbolsGPBP, STARD11, CERT

Previous namescollagen, type IV, alpha 3 (Goodpasture antigen) binding protein, collagen type IV alpha 3 binding protein

Alias namesceramide transporter, StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 11

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive 28

Complex neurodevelopmental disorder

Alcohol drinking

Hyperlipidemias

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Microcephaly

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Pleckstrin homology domain containingStAR related lipid transfer domain containing

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.