Gene Information
Gene NameCES3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length571
Protein NamesCarboxylesterase 3 (EC 3.1.1.1) (Liver carboxylesterase 31 homolog)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000172828 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ6UWW8
Gene CardCES3
Uniprot IDQ6UWW8
PfamPF00135
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.473579751)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CES3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CES3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ces3a ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Ces3b ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ CES3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CES3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNLGN2, ACHE, NLGN4X, NLGN4Y, NLGN1, CES2, CES5A, CES4A, BCHE, TG, NLGN3, CES1, CEL
Tissueliver, sigmoid.colon, small.intestine, transverse.colon
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in liver, colon and small intestine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14581373, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15100172, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15687373}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs61745806  rs71647891  rs71647892  rs61742964  rs71647894  rs61743167  rs71649615  rs8059252 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum lumen {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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