| Gene Symbol | CEL |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 1056 |
| Alt Symbol | BAL, BSDL, BSSL, CELL, CEase, FAP, FAPP, LIPA, MODY8 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | carboxyl ester lipase |
| Other Description | bile salt-activated lipase|bile salt-dependent lipase, oncofetal isoform|bucelipase|carboxyl ester hydrolase|carboxyl ester lipase (bile salt-stimulated lipase)|cholesterol esterase|fetoacinar pancreatic protein|lysophospholipase, pancreatic|sterol esterase |
| Swissprots | P19835 Q16398 Q5T7U7 Q9UCH1 Q9UP41 |
| Accessions | AAA51973 AAB22537 AAC26514 CAJ40733 EAW88030 EAW88031 EAW88032 EAW88033 P19835 AF081673 AAC71012 AK299965 BAG61791 BC042510 AAH42510 BE045879 M85201 AAA52014 S70516 S70517 S79774 AAB35488 X54457 CAA38325 NM_001807 NP_001798 |
| Function | Catalyzes fat and vitamin absorption. Acts in concert with pancreatic lipase and colipase for the complete digestion of dietary triglycerides. |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted. |
| Tissue Specificity | Mammary gland and pancreas. Expressed by eosinophils. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11834744}. |
| Top Pathways | Pancreatic secretion, Fat digestion and absorption, Steroid biosynthesis, Glycerolipid metabolism |