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Carboxylesterases

Holmes RS, Wright MW, Laulederkind SJ, Cox LA, Hosokawa M, Imai T, Ishibashi S, Lehner R, Miyazaki M, Perkins EJ, Potter PM, Redinbo MR, Robert J, Satoh T, Yamashita T, Yan B, Yokoi T, Zechner R, Maltais LJ. Recommended nomenclature for five mammalian carboxylesterase gene families: human, mouse, and rat genes and proteins. Mamm Genome. 2010 Oct;21(9-10):427-41. PMID:20931200

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Approved Symbol Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
CES1 carboxylesterase 1 HMSE, CES2, HMSE1, SES1, CEH, CES1A1, CES1A2 16q22.2
CES2 carboxylesterase 2 CE-2, iCE, CES2A1 16q22.1
CES3 carboxylesterase 3 FLJ21736, ES31 16q22.1
CES4A carboxylesterase 4A CES8 FLJ37464 16q22.1
CES5A carboxylesterase 5A CES7 FLJ31547, CES4C1, CES5, CAUXIN 16q13

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