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    alpha-Est8 alpha-Esterase-8 [ Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) ]

    Gene ID: 40899, updated on 9-Dec-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    alpha-Est8provided by FlyBase
    Official Full Name
    alpha-Esterase-8provided by FlyBase
    Primary source
    FLYBASE:FBgn0015576
    Locus tag
    Dmel_CG1121
    See related
    AllianceGenome:FB:FBgn0015576
    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
    aE8; alphaE8; CG1121; DmalphaE8; Dmel\CG1121; Est8; I
    Summary
    Predicted to enable carboxylesterase activity. Is expressed in adult head and 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]
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    Genomic context

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    Location:
    84D9-84D9; 3-48 cM
    Exon count:
    4
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    Release 6.54 current Release 6 plus ISO1 MT (GCF_000001215.4) 3R NT_033777.3 (7509343..7515670, complement)
    Release 5.57 previous assembly Release 5 (GCF_000001215.2) 3R NT_033777.2 (3335065..3341392, complement)

    Chromosome 3R - NT_033777.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene alpha-Esterase-10 Neighboring gene alpha-Esterase-9 Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein Neighboring gene Mitochondrial morphology and cristae structure 1 Neighboring gene alpha-Esterase-7 Neighboring gene Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 84D

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. Molecular cloning of an alpha-esterase gene cluster on chromosome 3r of Drosophila melanogaster. Russell RJ, et al. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 1996 Mar. PMID 8900595
    2. Developmental expression and gene/enzyme identifications in the alpha esterase gene cluster of Drosophila melanogaster. Campbell PM, et al. Insect Mol Biol, 2003 Oct. PMID 12974951
    3. Duplication and divergence of the genes of the alpha-esterase cluster of Drosophila melanogaster. Robin C, et al. J Mol Evol, 1996 Sep. PMID 8703090
    4. Reconstructing the diversification of alpha-esterases: comparing the gene clusters of Drosophila buzzatii and D. melanogaster. de Q Robin GC, et al. J Mol Evol, 2000 Aug. PMID 10948271
    5. Functional fat body proteomics and gene targeting reveal in vivo functions of Drosophila melanogaster α-Esterase-7. Birner-Gruenberger R, et al. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 2012 Mar. PMID 22198472

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    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    General gene information

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    Homology

    Gene Ontology Provided by FlyBase

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables carboxylesterase activity ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
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    NOT enables peptidase activity IKR
    Inferred from Key Residues
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    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    alpha-Esterase-8
    Names
    CG1121-PA
    alpha-Est8-PA
    fragment I
    NP_524259.2

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

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    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NT_033777.3 Reference assembly

      Range
      7509343..7515670 complement
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_079535.3 → NP_524259.2  alpha-Esterase-8 [Drosophila melanogaster]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_524259.2

      Status: REVIEWED

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q8MRB9, Q9VIB3
      Related
      FBpp0081077
      Conserved Domains (2) summary
      COG0657
      Location:116 → 221
      Aes; Acetyl esterase/lipase [Lipid transport and metabolism]
      pfam00135
      Location:29 → 564
      COesterase; Carboxylesterase family
    Nucleotide Protein
    Heading Accession and Version
    Protein Accession Links
    GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
    Q24202 Q24202
    Q8MRB9 Q8MRB9
    Q9VIB3 Q9VIB3

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