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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
BCHE, H variant Likely pathogenic rs527843566 RCV000014110
BCHE-related disorder Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs530517316, rs781368801, rs745364489 RCV004756293
RCV003408171
RCV003420176
Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency, fluoride-resistant, Japanese type Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121918557 RCV000014130
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
RCV000490265
RCV003140925
RCV003141031
RCV003226803
RCV000014106
RCV000665725
RCV000014131
RCV000014132
RCV003479791
RCV000371428
RCV000412448
RCV000410863
RCV000411256
RCV000409949
RCV000410375
RCV000409122
RCV000411420
RCV000409809
RCV000410462
RCV000411348
RCV000412007
RCV000409335
RCV000410837
RCV000411278
RCV000410506
RCV000412077
RCV000409931
RCV000410237
RCV000409468
RCV000409316
RCV000412019
RCV000670753
RCV000664778
RCV000666275
RCV000670091
RCV000671697
RCV000674333
RCV000667827
RCV000668197
RCV000671148
RCV000667116
RCV000666287
RCV000664937
RCV000665059
RCV000666225
RCV001784360
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
- no classification for the single variant rs56325145 -
BCHE, flouride 1 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs28933389 RCV000014112
BCHE, fluoride 2 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs28933390 RCV000014116
BCHE, J variant Uncertain significance rs121918556 RCV000014124
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
AA amyloidosis Inhibit 20807286
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Associate 32532356
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 26879013, 32998690
Alzheimer Disease Associate 10699053, 11015454, 15834019, 17096857, 19199870, 19383604, 19384276, 19617863, 23419831, 25624079, 26293308, 27911294, 30914707, 9863603
Alzheimer Disease Stimulate 24359497
Alzheimer Disease 15 Associate 26293308
Apnea Associate 1349196, 1769657, 25054547, 29631548, 7069741, 7205429, 7435932
Asphyxia Associate 30593143
Atrophy Associate 19617863
Autism Spectrum Disorder Associate 31595719