Primary Identifier | MGI:2142491 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 102022 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables carboxylesterase activity. Acts upstream of or within protein glycosylation. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum. Predicted to be active in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle. Is expressed in liver. Orthologous to human CES2 (carboxylesterase 2). PHENOTYPE: Knock-out mice are obese, with increased adiposity, and high-fat diet feeding exacerbates hepatic steatosis and impairs glucose homeostasis, with insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. [provided by MGI curators] |