1. ACh
2. Acetyl choline ion
3. Acetylcholine cation
4. Acetylcholinium: acetyl-Choline
5. Choline acetate
6. Choline acetate (ester)
7. O-acetylcholine

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• Cytoplasm
• Extracellular
• nucleus

• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Urine

• 104300 (Alzheimer's disease)

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14. Wikipedia

1. Choline O-acetyltransferase
2. Acetylcholinesterase precursor
3. Cholinesterase precursor
4. Acetylcholinesterase

1. CHOACTase
2. Choline acetylase
3. ChAT

MGLRTAKKRGLGGGGKWKREEGGGTRGRREVRPACFLQSGGRGDPGDVGGPAGNPGCSPH
PRAATRPPPLPAHTPAHTPEWCGAASAEAAEPRRAGPHLCIPAPGLTKTPILEKVPRKMA
AKTPSSEESGLPKLPVPPLQQTLATYLQCMRHLVSEEQFRKSQAIVQQFGAPGGLGETLQ
QKLLERQEKTANWVSEYWLNDMYLNNRLALPVNSSPAVIFARQHFPGTDDQLRFAASLIS
GVLSYKALLDSHSIPTDCAKGQLSGQPLCMKQYYGLFSSYRLPGHTQDTLVAQNSSIMPE
PEHVIVACCNQFFVLDVVINFRRLSEGDLFTQLRKIVKMASNEDERLPPIGLLTSDGRSE
WAEARTVLVKDSTNRDSLDMIERCICLVCLDAPGGVELSDTHRALQLLHGGGYSKNGANR
WYDKSLQFVVGRDGTCGVVCEHSPFDGIVLVQCTEHLLKHMTQSSRKLIRADSVSELPAP
RRLRWKCSPEIQGHLASSAEKLQRIVKNLDFIVYKFDNYGKTFIKKQKCSPDAFIQVALQ
LAFYRLHRRLVPTYESASIRRFQEGRVDNIRSATPEALAFVRAVTDHKAAVPASEKLLLL
KDAIRAQTAYTVMAITGMAIDNHLLALRELARAMCKELPEMFMDETYLMSNRFVLSTSQV
PTTTEMFCCYGPVVPNGYGACYNPQPETILFCISSFHSCKETSSSKFAKAVEESLIDMRD
LCSLLPPTESKPLATKEKATRPSQGHQP

• Phospholipid Synthesis (map00564 )

• acetyl-CoA + choline = CoA + O-acetylcholine

• Carn_acyltransf (PF00755 )

• None

• None

ATGGGGCTGAGGACAGCGAAGAAGAGGGGGCTTGGGGGAGGGGGGAAATGGAAGAGAGAG
GAGGGAGGAGGTACAAGAGGAAGGAGAGAAGTGCGGCCAGCTTGCTTTCTCCAGTCGGGT
GGCCGCGGGGACCCGGGCGACGTCGGAGGCCCTGCCGGGAACCCAGGCTGCAGCCCCCAC
CCCCGCGCTGCGACACGCCCCCCACCCCTTCCGGCTCACACCCCCGCCCACACTCCTGAG
TGGTGCGGTGCAGCGTCGGCCGAGGCAGCAGAGCCGAGGAGAGCAGGTCCACACCTCTGC
ATCCCTGCACCAGGACTCACCAAGACGCCCATCCTGGAAAAGGTCCCCCGTAAGATGGCA
GCAAAAACTCCCAGCAGTGAGGAGTCTGGGCTGCCCAAACTGCCCGTGCCCCCGCTGCAG
CAGACCCTGGCCACGTACCTGCAGTGCATGCGACACTTGGTGTCTGAGGAGCAGTTCAGG
AAGAGCCAGGCCATTGTGCAGCAGTTTGGGGCCCCTGGTGGCCTCGGCGAGACCCTGCAG
CAGAAACTCCTGGAGCGGCAGGAGAAGACAGCCAACTGGGTGTCTGAGTACTGGCTGAAT
GACATGTATCTCAACAACCGCCTGGCCCTGCCTGTCAACTCCAGCCCTGCCGTGATCTTT
GCTCGGCAGCACTTCCCTGGCACCGATGACCAGCTGAGGTTTGCAGCCAGCCTCATCTCT
GGTGTACTCAGCTACAAGGCCCTGCTGGACAGCCACTCCATTCCCACTGACTGTGCCAAA
CCGGAGCTGTCAGGGCAGCCCCTTTGCATGAAGCAATACTATGGGCTCTTCTCCTCCTAC
CGGCTCCCCGGCCATACCCAGGACACGCTGGTGGCTCAGAACAGCAGCATCATGCCGGAG
CCTGAGCACGTCATCGTAGCCTGCTGCAATCAGTTCTTTGTCTTGGATGTTGTCATTAAT
TTCCGCCGTCTCAGTGAGGGGGATCTGTTCACTCAGTTGAGAAAGATAGTCAAAATGGCT
TCCAACGAGGACGAGCGTTTGCCTCCAATTGGCCTGCTGACGTCTGACGGGAGGAGCGAG
TGGGCCGAGGCCAGGACGGTCCTCGTGAAAGACTCCACCAACCGGGACTCGCTGGACATG
ATTGAGCGCTGCATCTGCCTTGTATGCCTGGACGGCCCAGGAGGCGTGGAGCTCAGCGAC
ACCCACAGGGCACTCCAGCTCCTTCACGGCGGAGGCTACAGCAAGAACGGGGCCAATCGC
TGGTACGACAAGTCCCTGCAGTTTGTGGTGGGCCGAGACGCGACCTGCGGTGTGGTGTGC
GAACACTCCCCATTCGATGGCATCGTCCTGGTGCAGTGCACTGAGCATCTGCTCAAGCAC
ATGACGCAGAGCAGCAGGAAGCTGATCCGAGCAGACTCCGTCAGCGAGCTCCCCGCCCCC
CGGAGGCTGCGGTGGAAATGCTCCCCGGAAATTCAAGGCCACTTAGCCTCCTCGGCAGAA
AAACTTCAACGAATAGTAAAGAACCTTGACTTCATTGTCTATAAGTTTGACAACTATGGG
AAAACATTCATTAAGAAGCAGAAATGCAGCCCTGATGCCTTCATCCAGGTGGCCCTCCAG
CTGGCCTTCTACAGGCTCCACCGAAGACTGGTGCCCACCTACGAGAGCGCGTCCATCCGC
CGATTCCAGGAGGGACGCGTGGACAACATCAGATCGGCCACTCCAGAGGCACTGGCTTTT
GTGAGAGCCGTGACTGACCACAAGGCTGCTGTGCCAGCTTCTGAGAAGCTTCTGCTCCTG
AAGGATGCCATCCGTGCCCAGACTGCATACACAGTCATGGCCATAACAGGGATGGCCATT
GACAACCACCTGCTGGCACTGCGGGAGCTGGCCCGGGCCATGTGCAAGGAGCTGCCCGAG
ATGTTCATGGATGAAACCTACCTGATGAGCAACCGGTTTGTCCTCTCCACTAGCCAGGTG
CCCACAACCACGGAGATGTTCTGCTGCTATGGTCCTGTGGTCCCAAATGGGTATGGTGCC
TGCTACAACCCCCAGCCAGAGACCATCCTTTTCTGCATCTCTAGCTTTCACAGCTGCAAA
GAGACTTCTTCTAGCAAGTTTGCAAAAGCTGTGGAAGAAAGCCTCATTGACATGAGAGAC
CTCTGCAGTCTGCTGCCGCCTACTGAGAGCAAGCCATTGGCAACAAAGGAAAAAGCCACG
AGGCCCAGCCAGGGACACCAACCTTGA

1. Oda Y, Nakanishi I, Deguchi T: A complementary DNA for human choline acetyltransferase induces two forms of enzyme with different molecular weights in cultured cells. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1992 Dec;16(3-4):287-94. [PubMed ]
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3. Lorenzi MV, Trinidad AC, Zhang R, Strauss WL: Two mRNAs are transcribed from the human gene for choline acetyltransferase. DNA Cell Biol. 1992 Oct;11(8):593-603. [PubMed ]
4. Toussaint JL, Geoffroy V, Schmitt M, Werner A, Garnier JM, Simoni P, Kempf J: Human choline acetyltransferase (CHAT): partial gene sequence and potential control regions. Genomics. 1992 Feb;12(2):412-6. [PubMed ]
5. Cervini R, Rocchi M, DiDonato S, Finocchiaro G: Isolation and sub-chromosomal localization of a DNA fragment of the human choline acetyltransferase gene. Neurosci Lett. 1991 Nov 11;132(2):191-4. [PubMed ]

1. AChE

MRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRGIRLKTPGGPV
SAFLGIPFAEPPMGPRRFLPPEPKQPWSGVVDATTFQSVCYQYVDTLYPGFEGTEMWNPN
RELSEDCLYLNVWTPYPRPTSPTPVLVWIYGGGFYSGASSLDVYDGRFLVQAERTVLVSM
NYRVGAFGFLALPGSREAPGNVGLLDQRLALQWVQENVAAFGGDPTSVTLFGESAGAASV
GMHLLSPPSRGLFHRAVLQSGAPNGPWATVGMGEARRRATQLAHLVGCPPGGTGGNDTEL
VACLRTRPAQVLVNHEWHVLPQESVFRFSFVPVVDGDFLSDTPEALINAGDFHGLQVLVG
VVKDEGSYFLVYGAPGFSKDNESLISRAEFLAGVRVGVPQVSDLAAEAVVLHYTDWLHPE
DPARLREALSDVVGDHNVVCPVAQLAGRLAAQGARVYAYVFEHRASTLSWPLWMGVPHGY
EIEFIFGIPLDPSRNYTAEEKIFAQRLMRYWANFARTGDPNEPRDPKAPQWPPYTAGAQQ
YVSLDLRPLEVRRGLRAQACAFWNRFLPKLLSATDTLDEAERQWKAEFHRWSSYMVHWKN
QFDHYSKQDRCSDL

• Phospholipid Synthesis (map00564 )

• acetylcholine + H2O = choline + acetate

• AChE_tetra (PF08674 )
• COesterase (PF00135 )

• 1-31

ATGAGGCCCCCGCAGTGTCTGCTGCACACGCCTTCCCTGGCTTCCCCACTCCTTCTCCTC
CTCCTCTGGCTCCTGGGTGGAGGAGTGGGGGCTGAGGGCCGGGAGGATGCAGAGCTGCTG
GTGACGGTGCGTGGGGGCCGGCTGCGGGGCATTCGCCTGAAGACCCCCGGGGGCCCTGTC
TCTGCTTTCCTGGGCATCCCCTTTGCGGAGCCACCCATGGGACCCCGTCGCTTTCTGCCA
CCGGAGCCCAAGCAGCCTTGGTCAGGGGTGGTAGACGCTACAACCTTCCAGAGTGTCTGC
TACCAATATGTGGACACCCTATACCCAGGTTTTGAGGGCACCGAGATGTGGAACCCCAAC
CGTGAGCTGAGCGAGGACTGCCTGTACCTCAACGTGTGGACACCATACCCCCGGCCTACA
TCCCCCACCCCTGTCCTCGTCTGGATCTATGGGGGTGGCTTCTACAGTGGGGCCTCCTCC
TTGGACGTGTACGATGGCCGCTTCTTGGTACAGGCCGAGAGGACTGTGCTGGTGTCCATG
AACTACCGGGTGGGAGCCTTTGGCTTCCTGGCCCTGCCGGGGAGCCGAGAGGCCCCGGGC
AATGTGGGTCTCCTGGATCAGAGGCTGGCCCTGCAGTGGGTGCAGGAGAACGTGGCAGCC
TTCGGGGGTGACCCGACATCAGTGACGCTGTTTGGGGAGAGCGCGGGAGCCGCCTCGGTG
GGCATGCACCTGCTGTCCCCGCCCAGCCGGGGCCTGTTCCACAGGGCCGTGCTGCAGAGC
GGTGCCCCCAATGGACCCTGGGCCACGGTGGGCATGGGAGAGGCCCGTCGCAGGGCCACG
CAGCTGGCCCACCTTGTGGGCTGTCCTCCAGGCGGCACTGGTGGGAATGACACAGAGCTG
GTAGCCTGCCTTCGGACACGACCAGCGCAGGTCCTGGTGAACCACGAATGGCACGTGCTG
CCTCAAGAAAGCGTCTTCCGGTTCTCCTTCGTGCCTGTGGTAGATGGAGACTTCCTCAGT
GACACCCCAGAGGCCCTCATCAACGCGGGAGACTTCCACGGCCTGCAGGTGCTGGTGGGT
GTGGTGAAGGATGAGGGCTCGTATTTTCTGGTTTACGGGGCCCCAGGCTTCAGCAAAGAC
AACGAGTCTCTCATCAGCCGGGCCGAGTTCCTGGCCGGGGTGCGGGTCGGGGTTCCCCAG
GTAAGTGACCTGGCAGCCGAGGCTGTGGTCCTGCATTACACAGACTGGCTGCATCCCGAG
GACCCGGCACGCCTGAGGGAGGCCCTGAGCGATGTGGTGGGCGACCACAATGTCGTGTGC
CCCGTGGCCCAGCTGGCTGGGCGACTGGCTGCCCAGGGTGCCCGGGTCTACGCCTACGTC
TTTGAACACCGTGCTTCCACGCTCTCCTGGCCCCTGTGGATGGGGGTGCCCCACGGCTAC
GAGATCGAGTTCATCTTTGGGATCCCCCTGGACCCCTCTCGAAACTACACGGCAGAGGAG
AAAATCTTCGCCCAGCGACTGATGCGATACTGGGCCAACTTTGCCCGCACAGGGGATCCC
AATGAGCCCCGAGACCCCAAGGCCCCACAATGGCCCCCGTACACGGCGGGGGCTCAGCAG
TACGTTAGTCTGGACCTGCGGCCGCTGGAGGTGCGGCGGGGGCTGCGCGCCCAGGCCTGC
GCCTTCTGGAACCGCTTCCTCCCCAAATTGCTCAGCGCCACCGACACGCTCGACGAGGCG
GAGCGCCAGTGGAAGGCCGAGTTCCACCGCTGGAGCTCCTACATGGTGCACTGGAAGAAC
CAGTTCGACCACTACAGCAAGCAGGATCGCTGCTCAGACCTGTGA

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6. Velan B, Grosfeld H, Kronman C, Leitner M, Gozes Y, Lazar A, Flashner Y, Marcus D, Cohen S, Shafferman A: The effect of elimination of intersubunit disulfide bonds on the activity, assembly, and secretion of recombinant human acetylcholinesterase. Expression of acetylcholinesterase Cys-580----Ala mutant. J Biol Chem. 1991 Dec 15;266(35):23977-84. [PubMed ]
7. Shafferman A, Kronman C, Flashner Y, Leitner M, Grosfeld H, Ordentlich A, Gozes Y, Cohen S, Ariel N, Barak D, et al.: Mutagenesis of human acetylcholinesterase. Identification of residues involved in catalytic activity and in polypeptide folding. J Biol Chem. 1992 Sep 5;267(25):17640-8. [PubMed ]
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10. Bartels CF, Zelinski T, Lockridge O: Mutation at codon 322 in the human acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) gene accounts for YT blood group polymorphism. Am J Hum Genet. 1993 May;52(5):928-36. [PubMed ]

1. Acylcholine acylhydrolase
2. Choline esterase II
3. Butyrylcholine esterase
4. Pseudocholinesterase

MHSKVTIICIRFLFWFLLLCMLIGKSHTEDDIIIATKNGKVRGMNLTVFGGTVTAFLGIP
YAQPPLGRLRFKKPQSLTKWSDIWNATKYANSCCQNIDQSFPGFHGSEMWNPNTDLSEDC
LYLNVWIPAPKPKNATVLIWIYGGGFQTGTSSLHVYDGKFLARVERVIVVSMNYRVGALG
FLALPGNPEAPGNMGLFDQQLALQWVQKNIAAFGGNPKSVTLFGESAGAASVSLHLLSPG
SHSLFTRAILQSGSFNAPWAVTSLYEARNRTLNLAKLTGCSRENETEIIKCLRNKDPQEI
LLNEAFVVPYGTPLSVNFGPTVDGDFLTDMPDILLELGQFKKTQILVGVNKDEGTAFLVY
GAPGFSKDNNSIITRKEFQEGLKIFFPGVSEFGKESILFHYTDWVDDQRPENYREALGDV
VGDYNFICPALEFTKKFSEWGNNAFFYYFEHRSSKLPWPEWMGVMHGYEIEFVFGLPLER
RDNYTKAEEILSRSIVKRWANFAKYGNPNETQNNSTSWPVFKSTEQKYLTLNTESTRIMT
KLRAQQCRFWTSFFPKVLEMTGNIDEAEWEWKAGFHRWNNYMMDWKNQFNDYTSKKESCV
GL

• An acylcholine + H2O = choline + a carboxylate

• AChE_tetra (PF08674 )
• COesterase (PF00135 )

• 1-28

• 45-67

ATGCATAGCAAAGTCACAATCATATGCATCAGATTTCTCTTTTGGTTTCTTTTGCTCTGC
ATGCTTATTGGGAAGTCACATACTGAAGATGACATCATAATTGCAACAAAGAATGGAAAA
GTCAGAGGGATGAACTTGACAGTTTTTGGTGGCACGGTAACAGCCTTTCTTGGAATTCCC
TATGCACAGCCACCTCTTGGTAGACTTCGATTCAAAAAGCCACAGTCTCTGACCAAGTGG
TCTGATATTTGGAATGCCACAAAATATGCAAATTCTTGCTGTCAGAACATAGATCAAAGT
TTTCCAGGCTTCCATGGATCAGAGATGTGGAACCCAAACACTGACCTCAGTGAAGACTGT
TTATATCTAAATGTATGGATTCCAGCACCTAAACCAAAAAATGCCACTGTATTGATATGG
ATTTATGGTGGTGGTTTTCAAACTGGAACATCATCTTTACATGTTTATGATGGCAAGTTT
CTGGCTCGGGTTGAAAGAGTTATTGTAGTGTCAATGAACTATAGGGTGGGTGCCCTAGGA
TTCTTAGCTTTGCCAGGAAATCCTGAGGCTCCAGGGAACATGGGTTTATTTGATCAACAG
TTGGCTCTTCAGTGGGTTCAAAAAAATATAGCAGCCTTTGGTGGAAATCCTAAAAGTGTA
ACTCTCTTTGGAGAAAGTGCAGGAGCAGCTTCAGTTAGCCTGCATTTGCTTTCTCCTGGA
AGCCATTCATTGTTCACCAGAGCCATTCTGCAAAGTGGATCCTTTAATGCTCCTTGGGCG
GTAACATCTCTTTATGAAGCTAGGAACAGAACGTTGAACTTAGCTAAATTGACTGGTTGC
TCTAGAGAGAATGAGACTGAAATAATCAAGTGTCTTAGAAATAAAGATCCCCAAGAAATT
CTTCTGAATGAAGCATTTGTTGTCCCCTATGGGACTCCTTTGTCAGTAAACTTTGGTCCG
ACCGTGGATGGTGATTTTCTCACTGACATGCCAGACATATTACTTGAACTTGGACAATTT
AAAAAAACCCAGATTTTGGTGGGTGTTAATAAAGATGAAGGGACAGCTTTTTTAGTCTAT
GGTGCTCCTGGCTTCAGCAAAGATAACAATAGTATCATAACTAGAAAAGAATTTCAGGAA
GGTTTAAAAATATTTTTTCCAGGAGTGAGTGAGTTTGGAAAGGAATCCATCCTTTTTCAT
TACACAGACTGGGTAGATGATCAGAGACCTGAAAACTACCGTGAGGCCTTGGGTGATGTT
GTTGGGGATTATAATTTCATATGCCCTGCCTTGGAGTTCACCAAGAAGTTCTCAGAATGG
GGAAATAATGCCTTTTTCTACTATTTTGAACACCGATCCTCCAAACTTCCGTGGCCAGAA
TGGATGGGAGTGATGCATGGCTATGAAATTGAATTTGTCTTTGGTTTACCTCTGGAAAGA
AGAGATAATTACACAAAAGCCGAGGAAATTTTGAGTAGATCCATAGTGAAACGTTGGGCA
AATTTTGCAAAATATGGGAATCCAAATGAGACTCAGAACAATAGCACAAGCTGGCCTGTC
TTCAAAAGCACTGAACAAAAATATCTAACCTTGAATACAGAGTCAACAAGAATAATGACG
AAACTACGTGCTCAACAATGTCGATTCTGGACATCATTTTTTCCAAAAGTCTTGGAAATG
ACAGGAAATATTGATGAAGCAGAATGGGAGTGGAAAGCAGGATTCCATCGCTGGAACAAT
TACATGATGGACTGGAAAAATCAATTTAACGATTACACTAGCAAGAAAGAAAGTTGTGTG
GGTCTCTAA

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1. YT blood group
2. Acetylcholinesterase
3. Yt blood group, isoform CRA_b
4. cDNA FLJ77135, highly similar to Homo sapiens acetylcholinesterase
5. YT blood group
6. ACHE, transcript variant E4- E6, mRNA

MRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRGIRLKTPGGPV
SAFLGIPFAEPPMGPRRFLPPEPKQPWSGVVDATTFQSVCYQYVDTLYPGFEGTEMWNPN
RELSEDCLYLNVWTPYPRPTSPTPVLVWIYGGGFYSGASSLDVYDGRFLVQAERTVLVSM
NYRVGAFGFLALPGSREAPGNVGLLDQRLALQWVQENVAAFGGDPTSVTLFGESAGAASV
GMHLLSPPSRGLFHRAVLQSGAPNGPWATVGMGEARRRATQLAHLVGCPPGGTGGNDTEL
VACLRTRPAQVLVNHEWHVLPQESVFRFSFVPVVDGDFLSDTPEALINAGDFHGLQVLVG
VVKDEGSYFLVYGAPGFSKDNESLISRAEFLAGVRVGVPQVSDLAAEAVVLHYTDWLHPE
DPARLREALSDVVGDHNVVCPVAQLAGRLAAQGARVYAYVFEHRASTLSWPLWMGVPHGY
EIEFIFGIPLDPSRNYTAEEKIFAQRLMRYWANFARTGDPNEPRDPKAPQWPPYTAGAQQ
YVSLDLRPLEVRRGLRAQACAFWNRFLPKLLSATDTLDEAERQWKAEFHRWSSYMVHWKN
QFDHYSKQDRCSDL

• AChE_tetra (PF08674 )
• COesterase (PF00135 )

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