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Primary Information

BoMiProt ID Bomi248
Protein Name Cholinesterase
Organism Bos taurus
Uniprot IDP32749
Milk FractionWhey
Ref Sequence ID NP_001070374.1
Aminoacid Length 602
Molecular Weight 68867
FASTA Sequence Download
Gene Name BCHE
Gene ID 534616
Protein Existence Status Reviewed: Experimental evidence at transcript level

Secondary Information

Presence in other biological fluids/tissue/cells expressed in cholinergic neurons
Protein Function termination of impulse transmission at cholinergic synapses by rapid hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine; serine hydrolases; key role in ending cholinergic neurotransmission
Biochemical Properties possesses a high specific activity, functioning at a rate approaching that of a diffusion controlled reaction; potent irreversible inhibitors- organophosphorus (OP) poisons; active site of AChE contains two subsites, the ‘esteratic’ and ‘anionic’ subsites; type α/β hydrolase folded with an α helix bound with β sheet that contains a catalytic domain38 with catalytic triad Ser – His – Glu
Significance in milk proinflammatory factors in milk
PTMs three potential N-glycosylation sites Asn-265, Asn-350 and Asn-464
Site(s) of PTM(s)

N-glycosylation, O-glycosylation,
Phosphorylation
Predicted Disorder Regions NA
DisProt Annotation
TM Helix Prediction 2TMHs; (5-23), (44-62)
Significance of PTMs Asn-464 has the most pronounced effect on thermostability
Bibliography 1. Dvir, H. et al. (2010) ‘Acetylcholinesterase: From 3D structure to function’, Chemico-Biological Interactions, 187(1–3), pp. 10–22. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.01.042.
2. Velan, B. et al. (1993) ‘N-glycosylation of human acetylcholinesterase: effects on activity, stability and biosynthesis’, Biochemical Journal, 296(3), pp. 649–656. doi: 10.1042/bj2960649.
3. Ollis, D. L. et al. (1992) ‘The alpha/beta hydrolase fold.’, Protein engineering, 5(3), pp. 197–211. doi: 10.1093/protein/5.3.197.