Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00498
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Acetylcholinesterase
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. AChE
Gene Name ACHE
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in carboxylesterase activity
Specific Function Terminates signal transduction at the neuromuscular junction by rapid hydrolysis of the acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft. Role in neuronal apoptosis.
GO Classification
Biological Process
cell adhesion
retina development in camera-type eye
cell proliferation
synapse assembly
choline metabolic process
protein tetramerization
DNA replication
muscle organ development
negative regulation of synaptic transmission, cholinergic
neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
neurotransmitter receptor biosynthetic process
osteoblast development
phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process
positive regulation of protein secretion
receptor internalization
regulation of axonogenesis
regulation of dendrite morphogenesis
acetylcholine catabolic process in synaptic cleft
regulation of receptor recycling
amyloid precursor protein metabolic process
response to wounding
Cellular Component
nucleus
extracellular space
axon
cell surface
anchored to membrane
plasma membrane
basal lamina
cell junction
dendrite
endoplasmic reticulum lumen
Golgi apparatus
neuromuscular junction
perinuclear region of cytoplasm
postsynaptic membrane
presynaptic membrane
synaptic cleft
Component
membrane
cell part
Function
cholinesterase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
carboxylesterase activity
Molecular Function
serine hydrolase activity
protein homodimerization activity
acetylcholine binding
acetylcholinesterase activity
beta-amyloid binding
collagen binding
laminin binding
carboxylesterase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Lipid-anchor
  2. Extracellular side
  3. Isoform H:Cell membrane
  4. GPI- anchor
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7q22
SNPs ACHE
Gene Sequence
>1845 bp
ATGAGGCCCCCGCAGTGTCTGCTGCACACGCCTTCCCTGGCTTCCCCACTCCTTCTCCTC
CTCCTCTGGCTCCTGGGTGGAGGAGTGGGGGCTGAGGGCCGGGAGGATGCAGAGCTGCTG
GTGACGGTGCGTGGGGGCCGGCTGCGGGGCATTCGCCTGAAGACCCCCGGGGGCCCTGTC
TCTGCTTTCCTGGGCATCCCCTTTGCGGAGCCACCCATGGGACCCCGTCGCTTTCTGCCA
CCGGAGCCCAAGCAGCCTTGGTCAGGGGTGGTAGACGCTACAACCTTCCAGAGTGTCTGC
TACCAATATGTGGACACCCTATACCCAGGTTTTGAGGGCACCGAGATGTGGAACCCCAAC
CGTGAGCTGAGCGAGGACTGCCTGTACCTCAACGTGTGGACACCATACCCCCGGCCTACA
TCCCCCACCCCTGTCCTCGTCTGGATCTATGGGGGTGGCTTCTACAGTGGGGCCTCCTCC
TTGGACGTGTACGATGGCCGCTTCTTGGTACAGGCCGAGAGGACTGTGCTGGTGTCCATG
AACTACCGGGTGGGAGCCTTTGGCTTCCTGGCCCTGCCGGGGAGCCGAGAGGCCCCGGGC
AATGTGGGTCTCCTGGATCAGAGGCTGGCCCTGCAGTGGGTGCAGGAGAACGTGGCAGCC
TTCGGGGGTGACCCGACATCAGTGACGCTGTTTGGGGAGAGCGCGGGAGCCGCCTCGGTG
GGCATGCACCTGCTGTCCCCGCCCAGCCGGGGCCTGTTCCACAGGGCCGTGCTGCAGAGC
GGTGCCCCCAATGGACCCTGGGCCACGGTGGGCATGGGAGAGGCCCGTCGCAGGGCCACG
CAGCTGGCCCACCTTGTGGGCTGTCCTCCAGGCGGCACTGGTGGGAATGACACAGAGCTG
GTAGCCTGCCTTCGGACACGACCAGCGCAGGTCCTGGTGAACCACGAATGGCACGTGCTG
CCTCAAGAAAGCGTCTTCCGGTTCTCCTTCGTGCCTGTGGTAGATGGAGACTTCCTCAGT
GACACCCCAGAGGCCCTCATCAACGCGGGAGACTTCCACGGCCTGCAGGTGCTGGTGGGT
GTGGTGAAGGATGAGGGCTCGTATTTTCTGGTTTACGGGGCCCCAGGCTTCAGCAAAGAC
AACGAGTCTCTCATCAGCCGGGCCGAGTTCCTGGCCGGGGTGCGGGTCGGGGTTCCCCAG
GTAAGTGACCTGGCAGCCGAGGCTGTGGTCCTGCATTACACAGACTGGCTGCATCCCGAG
GACCCGGCACGCCTGAGGGAGGCCCTGAGCGATGTGGTGGGCGACCACAATGTCGTGTGC
CCCGTGGCCCAGCTGGCTGGGCGACTGGCTGCCCAGGGTGCCCGGGTCTACGCCTACGTC
TTTGAACACCGTGCTTCCACGCTCTCCTGGCCCCTGTGGATGGGGGTGCCCCACGGCTAC
GAGATCGAGTTCATCTTTGGGATCCCCCTGGACCCCTCTCGAAACTACACGGCAGAGGAG
AAAATCTTCGCCCAGCGACTGATGCGATACTGGGCCAACTTTGCCCGCACAGGGGATCCC
AATGAGCCCCGAGACCCCAAGGCCCCACAATGGCCCCCGTACACGGCGGGGGCTCAGCAG
TACGTTAGTCTGGACCTGCGGCCGCTGGAGGTGCGGCGGGGGCTGCGCGCCCAGGCCTGC
GCCTTCTGGAACCGCTTCCTCCCCAAATTGCTCAGCGCCACCGACACGCTCGACGAGGCG
GAGCGCCAGTGGAAGGCCGAGTTCCACCGCTGGAGCTCCTACATGGTGCACTGGAAGAAC
CAGTTCGACCACTACAGCAAGCAGGATCGCTGCTCAGACCTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 614
Molecular Weight 67795.525
Theoretical pI 6.291
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Acetylcholinesterase
MRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRGIRLKTPGGPV
SAFLGIPFAEPPMGPRRFLPPEPKQPWSGVVDATTFQSVCYQYVDTLYPGFEGTEMWNPN
RELSEDCLYLNVWTPYPRPTSPTPVLVWIYGGGFYSGASSLDVYDGRFLVQAERTVLVSM
NYRVGAFGFLALPGSREAPGNVGLLDQRLALQWVQENVAAFGGDPTSVTLFGESAGAASV
GMHLLSPPSRGLFHRAVLQSGAPNGPWATVGMGEARRRATQLAHLVGCPPGGTGGNDTEL
VACLRTRPAQVLVNHEWHVLPQESVFRFSFVPVVDGDFLSDTPEALINAGDFHGLQVLVG
VVKDEGSYFLVYGAPGFSKDNESLISRAEFLAGVRVGVPQVSDLAAEAVVLHYTDWLHPE
DPARLREALSDVVGDHNVVCPVAQLAGRLAAQGARVYAYVFEHRASTLSWPLWMGVPHGY
EIEFIFGIPLDPSRNYTAEEKIFAQRLMRYWANFARTGDPNEPRDPKAPQWPPYTAGAQQ
YVSLDLRPLEVRRGLRAQACAFWNRFLPKLLSATDTLDEAERQWKAEFHRWSSYMVHWKN
QFDHYSKQDRCSDL
GenBank ID Protein 177975
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P22303
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ACES_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M55040
GeneCard ID ACHE
GenAtlas ID ACHE
HGNC ID HGNC:108
References
General References Not Available