ID ACES_CULPP Reviewed; 132 AA. AC Q867X3; Q867X5; DT 22-AUG-2003, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-JUN-2003, sequence version 1. DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 73. DE RecName: Full=Acetylcholinesterase; DE Short=AChE; DE EC=3.1.1.7; DE Flags: Fragment; GN Name=ACE-1; OS Culex pipiens pipiens (Northern house mosquito). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; OC Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Nematocera; Culicoidea; Culicidae; OC Culicinae; Culicini; Culex; Culex. OX NCBI_TaxID=38569 {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54762.1}; RN [1] {ECO:0000305} RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RC STRAIN=Barriol {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54760.1}, Bleuet RC {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54762.1}, BrugesA {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54767.1}, RC BrugesB {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54768.1}, Espro RC {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54771.1}, Heteren {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54773.1}, RC Killcare {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54774.1}, Padova RC {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54780.1}, and Praias RC {ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54781.1}; RX PubMed=12736674; DOI=10.1038/423136b; RA Weill M., Lutfalla G., Mogensen K., Chandre F., Berthomieu A., Berticat C., RA Pasteur N., Philips A., Fort P., Raymond M.; RT "Insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors."; RL Nature 423:136-137(2003). CC -!- FUNCTION: Rapidly hydrolyzes choline released into the synapse. CC {ECO:0000305}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=acetylcholine + H2O = acetate + choline + H(+); CC Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17561, ChEBI:CHEBI:15354, ChEBI:CHEBI:15355, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30089; EC=3.1.1.7; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P22303}; CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Synapse {ECO:0000250}. Secreted {ECO:0000250}. CC Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. CC -!- POLYMORPHISM: A number of strains are susceptible to insecticides while CC others are resistant. Insensitivity to insecticides results from a loss CC of sensitivity of acetylcholinesterase to organophosphates and CC carbamates and is due to a variant at position 97. CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12736674}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family. CC {ECO:0000305}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; AJ512688; CAD54760.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512690; CAD54762.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512695; CAD54767.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512696; CAD54768.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512699; CAD54771.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512701; CAD54773.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512702; CAD54774.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512708; CAD54780.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AJ512709; CAD54781.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q867X3; -. DR SMR; Q867X3; -. DR ESTHER; culpi-ACHE1; ACHE. DR GlyCosmos; Q867X3; 1 site, No reported glycans. DR GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell. DR GO; GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell. DR GO; GO:0045202; C:synapse; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell. DR GO; GO:0003990; F:acetylcholinesterase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC. DR Gene3D; 3.40.50.1820; alpha/beta hydrolase; 1. DR InterPro; IPR029058; AB_hydrolase. DR InterPro; IPR002018; CarbesteraseB. DR InterPro; IPR019819; Carboxylesterase_B_CS. DR InterPro; IPR000997; Cholinesterase. DR PANTHER; PTHR43918; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR43918:SF12; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE 1; 1. DR Pfam; PF00135; COesterase; 1. DR PRINTS; PR00878; CHOLNESTRASE. DR SUPFAM; SSF53474; alpha/beta-Hydrolases; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00941; CARBOXYLESTERASE_B_2; 1. PE 3: Inferred from homology; KW Cell membrane; Disulfide bond; Glycoprotein; Hydrolase; Membrane; KW Neurotransmitter degradation; Secreted; Serine esterase; Synapse. FT CHAIN <1..>132 FT /note="Acetylcholinesterase" FT /id="PRO_0000070280" FT CARBOHYD 37 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT DISULFID 45..72 FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT VARIANT 97 FT /note="G -> S (in strain: Barriol, Espro, Padova and FT Praias)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:12736674" FT NON_TER 1 FT /evidence="ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54762.1" FT NON_TER 132 FT /evidence="ECO:0000312|EMBL:CAD54762.1" SQ SEQUENCE 132 AA; 14543 MW; 2F40C4B3FC2468E8 CRC64; SGKKVDAWMG IPYAQPPLGP LRFRHPRPAE RWTGVLNATK PPNSCVQIVD TVFGDFPGAT MWNPNTPLSE DCLYINVVVP RPRPKNAAVM LWIFGGGFYS GTATLDVYDH RTLASEENVI VVSLQYRVAS LG //