carboxylesterase 4; placental carboxylesterase 3; PCE-3 (CES4, CES1P1)

Function

probably no esterase activity

Structure

• belongs to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family
• In contrast to other members of the family, it is shorter & lacks the C-termnal part that contains the conserved Glu & His active sites

Compartment

secreted (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

expressed in placenta

More general terms

• secreted protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UKY3.html