Gene Information
Gene NameCES1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length567
Protein NamesLiver carboxylesterase 1 (Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase) (ACAT) (Brain carboxylesterase hBr1) (Carboxylesterase 1) (CE-1) (hCE-1) (EC 3.1.1.1) (Cholesteryl ester hydrolase) (CEH) (EC 3.1.1.13) (Cocaine carboxylesterase) (Egasyn) (HMSE) (Methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase 1) (EC 3.1.1.56) (Monocyte/macrophage serine esterase) (Retinyl ester hydrolase) (REH) (Serine esterase 1) (Triacylglycerol hydrolase) (TGH)
Target Nameliver carboxylesterase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000198848 )
3 ( ENSG00000262243 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP23141
Gene CardCES1
Uniprot IDP23141
PfamPF00135
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.778909321)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CES1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CES1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ces1g ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces1h ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces1c ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces1b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces1d ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ CES1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cesl1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces1d ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNLGN2, ACHE, NLGN4X, NLGN4Y, CES3, NLGN1, CES2, CES5A, CES4A, BCHE, TG, NLGN3, CEL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed predominantly in liver with lower levels in heart and lung (PubMed:10562416). Expressed in macrophages (PubMed:11015575, PubMed:21049984, PubMed:18762277). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10562416, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11015575, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18762277, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21049984}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1MX1  (X-ray  2.40A  1MX5  (X-ray  2.80A  1MX9  (X-ray  2.90A  1YA4  (X-ray  3.20A  1YA8  (X-ray  3.00A  1YAH  (X-ray  3.00A  1YAJ  (X-ray  3.20A  2DQY  (X-ray  3.00A  2DQZ  (X-ray  2.80A  2DR0  (X-ray  3.20A  2H7C  (X-ray  2.00A  2HRQ  (X-ray  2.70A  2HRR  (X-ray  2.70A  3K9B  (X-ray  3.10A  4AB1  (X-ray  2.20A  5A7F  (X-ray  1.86A  5A7G  (X-ray  1.48A  5A7H  (X-ray  2.01A 
DBSNP rs2307240  rs71647871  rs2307243  rs2307227 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum lumen {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10562416}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16024911}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16024911}. Note=Moves from cytoplasm to lipid droplets upon lipid loading. Associates with lipid droplets independently of triglycerides (TG) content of the droplets and hydrolyzes cholesteryl esters more efficiently from mixed droplets. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16024911}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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