Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 590
Gene name Butyrylcholinesterase
Gene symbol BCHE
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BCHEDCHE1CHE2E1
Chromosome 3
Chromosome location 3q26.1
Summary This gene encodes a cholinesterase enzyme and member of the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family of proteins. The encoded enzyme exhibits broad substrate specificity and is involved in the detoxification of poisons including organophosphate nerve agents
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1799807 T>C Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs3732880 G>A Likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28933389 G>A Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, intron variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28933390 C>A,G,T Pathogenic, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Non coding transcript variant, intron variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs104893684 A>G Likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT018332 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT029814 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT818001 hsa-miR-1275 CLIP-seq
MIRT818002 hsa-miR-1279 CLIP-seq
MIRT818003 hsa-miR-181a CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001540 Function Amyloid-beta binding NAS 11569538
GO:0003824 Function Catalytic activity NAS 11569538
GO:0003990 Function Acetylcholinesterase activity IBA
GO:0003990 Function Acetylcholinesterase activity IEA
GO:0003990 Function Acetylcholinesterase activity ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
177400 983 ENSG00000114200
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P06276
Protein name Cholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8) (Acylcholine acylhydrolase) (Butyrylcholine esterase) (Choline esterase II) (Pseudocholinesterase)
Protein function Esterase with broad substrate specificity. Contributes to the inactivation of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Can degrade neurotoxic organophosphate esters.
PDB 1P0I , 1P0M , 1P0P , 1P0Q , 1XLU , 1XLV , 1XLW , 2J4C , 2PM8 , 2WID , 2WIF , 2WIG , 2WIJ , 2WIK , 2WIL , 2WSL , 2XMB , 2XMC , 2XMD , 2XMG , 2XQF , 2XQG , 2XQI , 2XQJ , 2XQK , 2Y1K , 3DJY , 3DKK , 3O9M , 4AQD , 4AXB , 4B0O , 4B0P , 4BBZ , 4BDS , 4TPK , 4XII , 5DYT , 5DYW , 5DYY , 5K5E , 5LKR , 5NN0 , 6EMI , 6EP4 , 6EQP , 6EQQ , 6ESJ , 6ESY , 6EYF , 6EZ2
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00135 COesterase 30 550 Carboxylesterase family Domain
PF08674 AChE_tetra 565 601 Acetylcholinesterase tetramerisation domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in blood plasma (at protein level). Present in most cells except erythrocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19368529, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19542320}.
Sequence
Sequence length 602
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Neurotransmitter clearance
Synthesis of PC
Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
BCHE, H variant Likely pathogenic rs527843566 RCV000014110
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
BCHE-related disorder Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs530517316, rs781368801, rs745364489 RCV004756293
RCV003408171
RCV003420176
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency, fluoride-resistant, Japanese type Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121918557 RCV000014130
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Deficiency of butyrylcholinesterase Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs767469658, rs2108235127, rs530517316, rs534912670, rs781368801, rs115129687, rs2473425708, rs759643427, rs759679732, rs398124632, rs121918557, rs121918558, rs104893684, rs2473426112, rs201820739
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RCV001780677
RCV001780679
RCV001781075
RCV001781079
RCV002223054
View all (46 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
APNEA CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ASTROCYTOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 23022600
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 17192624
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 7896186
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 26879013
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenoleukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy BEFREE 30478965
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 10699053, 11015454, 15834019, 17096857, 19199870, 19383604, 19384276, 19617863, 23419831, 25624079, 26293308, 27911294, 30914707, 9863603 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 24359497 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 23022600
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 Alzheimer disease BEFREE 28278615, 9696068
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 10206226, 10482954, 10699053, 10830913, 29247294, 30914707, 31601022, 9682830, 9696068, 9836756
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only