Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables acetylcholinesterase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including acetylcholine catabolic process; neuroblast differentiation; and response to folic acid. Located in endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear envelope lumen. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; alimentary system; ear; liver; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; coronary artery disease (multiple); epilepsy; and inherited metabolic disorder (multiple). Orthologous to human BCHE (butyrylcholinesterase).
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