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Es6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Es6
  • Name
    esterase 6
  • Synonyms
    Es-6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95445
    NCBI Gene: 109581
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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This locus controls electrophoretic variation of a carboxylesterase in kidney, liver, lung, heart and most organs, but absent from serum and erythrocytes. Five variant alleles are found among inbred strains.
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-9615, MGD-MRK-9647
References
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  • Summaries
    All 12
  • Earliest
    J:5571 Womack JE, Esterase-6 (Es-6) in laboratory mice: hormone-influenced expression and linkage relationship to oligosyndactylism (Os), esterase-1 (Es-1), and esterase-2 (Es-2) in chromosome 8. Biochem Genet. 1975 Jun;13(5-6):311-22
  • Latest
    J:61386 Mikhailov AT, et al., Carboxylesterase overexpression in the male reproductive tract: a universal safeguarding mechanism?. Reprod Fertil Dev. 1999;11(3):133-145
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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