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Es6 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Es6
esterase 6
MGI:95445


Nomenclature History
Synonyms Es-6
Genetic Map
Chromosome 8
43.2 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 2)

Mammalian
homology
rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
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.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(2)
Function carboxylesterase activity, hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds...
Other database
links
Entrez Gene 109581
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Es6
References
(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
All references(10)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-9615, MGD-MRK-9647

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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last database update
11/20/2009
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