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alpha-Est6 alpha-Esterase-6 [ Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) ]

Gene ID: 40902, updated on 9-Dec-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
alpha-Est6provided by FlyBase
Official Full Name
alpha-Esterase-6provided by FlyBase
Primary source
FLYBASE:FBgn0015574
Locus tag
Dmel_CG1108
See related
AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0015574
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora
Also known as
aE6; alphaE6; CG1108; DmalphaE6; Dmel\CG1108; E; Esterase-6; F; G
Summary
Predicted to enable carboxylesterase activity. Is expressed in organism. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal system cancer. Orthologous to several human genes including CES1 (carboxylesterase 1); CES2 (carboxylesterase 2); and CES3 (carboxylesterase 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
84D9-84D9; 3-48 cM
Exon count:
3
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
Release 6.54 current Release 6 plus ISO1 MT (GCF_000001215.4) 3R NT_033777.3 (7524567..7528777, complement)
Release 5.57 previous assembly Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2) 3R NT_033777.2 (3350289..3354499, complement)

Chromosome 3R - NT_033777.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene alpha-Esterase-7 Neighboring gene Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 84D Neighboring gene pseudo Neighboring gene Rtnl2 Neighboring gene alpha-Tubulin at 84D

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

General protein information

Preferred Names
alpha-Esterase-6
Names
CG1108-PA
Esterase-6
alpha-Est6-PA
fragment E
fragment F
fragment G
NP_524262.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NT_033777.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    7524567..7528777 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_079538.3NP_524262.1  alpha-Esterase-6 [Drosophila melanogaster]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_524262.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q24200, Q9VIB6
    Related
    FBpp0081073
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    COG0657
    Location:133325
    Aes; Acetyl esterase/lipase [Lipid transport and metabolism]
    pfam00135
    Location:35534
    COesterase; Carboxylesterase family