| Gene Symbol |
CEL
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| Entrez Gene |
1056
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| Alt Symbol |
BAL, BSDL, BSSL, CELL, CEase, FAP, FAPP, LIPA, MODY8
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
carboxyl ester lipase
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| 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
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| Swissprots |
P19835 Q16398 Q5T7U7 Q9UCH1 Q9UP41
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| 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
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| Function |
Catalyzes fat and vitamin absorption. Acts in concert with pancreatic lipase and colipase for the complete digestion of dietary triglycerides.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Mammary gland and pancreas. Expressed by eosinophils. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11834744}.
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| Top Pathways |
Pancreatic secretion, Fat digestion and absorption, Steroid biosynthesis, Glycerolipid metabolism
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