Gene Information
Gene NameCES2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length559
Protein NamesCocaine esterase (EC 3.1.1.84) (Carboxylesterase 2) (CE-2) (hCE-2) (EC 3.1.1.1) (Methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase 2) (EC 3.1.1.56)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000172831 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBO00748
Gene CardCES2
Uniprot IDO00748
PfamPF00135
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.269692549)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CES2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CES2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CES2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ces2f ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces2c ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces2e ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces2b ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces2g ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces2a ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2a ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2g ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2i ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2b ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2c ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2j ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07007146.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2e ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ AABR07042565.1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Ces2f ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNLGN2
ParalogsNLGN2, ACHE, NLGN4X, NLGN4Y, CES3, NLGN1, CES5A, CES4A, BCHE, TG, NLGN3, CES1, CEL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPreferentially expressed in intestine with moderate expression in liver. Within the intestine, highest expression is found in small intestine with lower expression in colon and rectum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9144407}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs72547531  rs8192924 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum lumen {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22446793}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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