CES4A protein expression summary - The Human Protein Atlas

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HUMAN PROTEIN ATLAS SUMMARYⁱ General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Proteinⁱ Full gene name according to HGNC.	Carboxylesterase 4A
Gene nameⁱ Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.	CES4A (CES8, FLJ37464)
Tissue specificityⁱ ??The RNA specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the consensus dataset which is calculated from the RNA expression levels in samples from HPA and GTEX. The categories include: tissue enriched, group enriched, tissue enhanced, low tissue specificity and not detected. Read more	Tissue enhanced (fallopian tube, skin)
Tissue expression clusterⁱ The RNA data was used to cluster genes according to their expression across tissues. Clusters contain genes that have similar expression patterns, and each cluster has been manually annotated to describe common features in terms of function and specificity. Read more	Skin - Epidermis development (mainly)
Single cell type specificityⁱ The RNA specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analyzed cell types based on scRNA-seq data from normal tissues. The categories include: cell type enriched, group enriched, cell type enhanced, low cell type specificity and not detected. Read more	Cell type enhanced (Excitatory neurons, Respiratory ciliated cells, Breast glandular cells, Oligodendrocytes)
Single cell type expression clusterⁱ The RNA data was used to cluster genes according to their expression across single cell types. Clusters contain genes that have similar expression patterns, and each cluster has been manually annotated to describe common features in terms of function and specificity. Read more	Mammary glandular cells - Lactation (mainly)
Immune cell specificityⁱ The RNA specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analyzed blood cell samples based on data from HPA. The categories include: cell type enriched, group enriched, cell type enhanced, low cell type specificity and not detected. Read more	Immune cell enhanced (non-classical monocyte)
Brain specificityⁱ The regional specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analysed brain samples, grouped into 13 main brain regions and calculated for the three different species. All brain expression profiles are based on data from HPA. The specificity categories include: regionally enriched, group enriched, regionally enhanced, low regional specificity and not detected. The classification rules are the same used for the tissue specificity category Read more	Human brain regional enhanced (white matter)
Cancer prognostic summary	Prognostic marker in renal cancer (unfavorable)
Predicted locationⁱ All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions. Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached. Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s). The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location. Read more	Intracellular, Secreted (different isoforms)
Extracellular locationⁱ All genes with at least one isoform expected to be secreted to the extracellular environment have been annotated and classified either as secreted to blood or as locally secreted, depending on the predicted final location of the corresponding protein. Proteins expected to be locally secreted have been further classified according to their site of expression. Read more	Secreted - unknown location
Subcellular summaryⁱ Describes the main and potential additional location(s) of the encoded protein according to ICC-IF resukt in the Cell Atlas, as well as potential data regarding cell cycle depency (CCD) for the RNA and/or protein expression.	Located in Cytosol
Protein function (UniProt)ⁱ Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.	Probable carboxylesterase.... show less
Molecular function (UniProt)ⁱ Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.	Hydrolase, Serine esterase
Gene summary (Entrez)ⁱ Useful information about the gene from Entrez	This gene encodes a member of the carboxylesterase large family. The family members are responsible for the hydrolysis or transesterification of various xenobiotics, such as cocaine and heroin, and endogenous substrates with ester, thioester, or amide bonds. They also participate in fatty acyl and cholesterol ester metabolism, and may play a role in the blood-brain barrier system. This gene, also called CES6, encodes a secreted enzyme, and may play a role in the detoxification of drugs and xenobiotics in neural and other tissues of the body and in the cerebrospinal fluid. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been reported, but the full-length nature and/or biological validity of some variants have not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]... show less

TISSUEⁱ Summary of data presented in the Tissue section, with a representative image of protein expression (left) and an interactive chart showing the tissue-specific mRNA expression (right). The image and the chart are clickable and will redirect to more Tissue data. This section contains information regarding the expression profiles of protein-coding genes in normal human tissue, both on the mRNA and protein level. The protein expression data is derived from antibody-based protein profiling using immunohistochemistry. Read more

Tissue expression clusterⁱ The RNA data was used to cluster genes according to their expression across tissues. Clusters contain genes that have similar expression patterns, and each cluster has been manually annotated to describe common features in terms of function and specificity. Read more	Skin - Epidermis development (mainly)
Tissue specificityⁱ The RNA specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the consensus dataset which is calculated from the RNA expression levels in samples from HPA and GTEX. The categories include: tissue enriched, group enriched, tissue enhanced, low tissue specificity and not detected. Read more	Tissue enhanced (fallopian tube, skin)
Tissue distributionⁱ The RNA distribution category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analyzed samples based on a combination of data from HPA and GTEX. The categories include: detected in all, detected in many, detected in some, detected in single and not detected. Read more	Detected in many
Protein expressionⁱ A summary of the overall protein expression pattern across the analyzed normal tissues. The summary is based on knowledge-based annotation. "Estimation of protein expression could not be performed. View primary data." is shown for genes analyzed with a knowledge-based approach where available RNA-seq and gene/protein characterization data has been evaluated as not sufficient in combination with immunohistochemistry data to yield a reliable estimation of the protein expression profile. Read more	Cytoplasmic expression in most tissues.

BRAINⁱ Summary of data presented in the Brain Atlas and a representative image of mRNA expression in the human brain. The image is clickable and will redirect to more Brain Atlas data. The Brain Atlas explores the protein expression in the mammalian brain by visualization and integration of data from three mammalian species (human, pig and mouse). Transcriptomics data combined with affinity-based protein in situ localization down to single cell level is available in a brain-centric sub atlas of the Human Protein Atlas. Read more

Human regional specificityⁱ The regional specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analysed brain samples, grouped into 13 main brain regions and calculated for the three different species. All brain expression profiles are based on data from HPA. The specificity categories include: regionally enriched, group enriched, regionally enhanced, low regional specificity and not detected. The classification rules are the same used for the tissue specificity category. Read more	Region enhanced (white matter)
Mouse regional specificityⁱ The regional specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analysed brain samples, grouped into 13 main brain regions and calculated for the three different species. All brain expression profiles are based on data from HPA. The specificity categories include: regionally enriched, group enriched, regionally enhanced, low regional specificity and not detected. The classification rules are the same used for the tissue specificity category. Read more	Not detected

SINGLE CELL TYPEⁱ Summary of data presented in the Single cell Type section, with an interactive chart showing the cell type-specific mRNA expression. The chart is clickable and will redirect to more Cell Type data. This section contains information about single cell type RNA expression based on scRNAseq of human tissues. The data also covers transcriptomics analysis of human blood and cultured cell lines. Read more

Single cell type expression clusterⁱ The RNA data was used to cluster genes according to their expression across single cell types. Clusters contain genes that have similar expression patterns, and each cluster has been manually annotated to describe common features in terms of function and specificity. Read more	Mammary glandular cells - Lactation (mainly)
Cell type specificityⁱ The RNA specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analyzed cell types based on scRNA-seq data from normal tissues. The categories include: cell type enriched, group enriched, cell type enhanced, low cell type specificity and not detected. Read more	Cell type enhanced (Excitatory neurons, Respiratory ciliated cells, Breast glandular cells, Oligodendrocytes)

TISSUE CELL TYPEⁱ

Keratinocyte (granular)

Respiratory ciliated cells

Classificationⁱ

Cell type enriched in 2 tissues

PATHOLOGYⁱ Summary of data presented in the Pathology section, with representative images of protein expression in cancer (left) and correlation between mRNA expression and patient survival (right). Images are clickable and redirect to pages with more Pathology data. This section contains mRNA and protein expression data from 17 different forms of human cancer, as well as correlation analysis of mRNA expression and patient survival. The protein expression data is derived from antibody-based protein profiling using immunohistochemistry. Read more
	Renal cancer p<0.001
Prognostic summary	Prognostic marker in renal cancer (unfavorable)
Cancer specificityⁱ Specificity of RNA expression in 17 cancer types is categorized as either cancer enriched, group enriched, cancer enhanced, low cancer specificity and not detected. Read more	Cancer enhanced (renal cancer)
Cancer distributionⁱ Distribution of RNA expression in 17 cancer types is categorized as either detected in single, detected in some, detected in many, detected in all, or not detected. Read more	Detected in many

IMMUNE CELLⁱ Summary of data presented in the Immune Cell section and a representative image of mRNA expression in immune cells in the blood. The image is clickable and will redirect to more immune cell related data. The Immune Cell section contains information regarding single cell type mRNA expression profiles of protein-coding genes in various immune cells in the blood, e.g. B-cells and granulocytes. Read more

Immune cell expression clusterⁱ The RNA data was used to cluster genes according to their expression across single cell types. Clusters contain genes that have similar expression patterns, and each cluster has been manually annotated to describe common features in terms of function and specificity. Read more	Monocytes - Innate immune response (mainly)
Immune cell specificityⁱ The RNA specificity category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analyzed samples based on data from HPA. The categories include: cell type enriched, group enriched, cell type enhanced, low cell type specificity and not detected. Read more	Immune cell enhanced (non-classical monocyte)

BLOOD PROTEINⁱ Summary of data presented in the Blood proteins section and a representative image of the concentration in plasma and related function for the protein in plasma. The image is clickable and will redirect to more data. The Blood proteins section contains plasma levels of proteins detected in human blood and an analysis of the human secretome (including annotation of the genes predicted to be actively secreted to human blood) is also presented. Read more
Secretome annotationⁱ All genes with at least one predicted secreted isoform have been annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are: secreted into blood locally secreted or actually being attached to membrane or retained in intracellular locations like mitochondria, endoplasmatic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus or lysosomes. Read more	Secreted - unknown location
Detected in blood by immunoassayⁱ The blood-based immunoassay category applies to actively secreted proteins and is based on plasma or serum protein concentrations established with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, compiled from a literature search. The categories include: detected and not detected, where detection refers to a concentration found in the literature search. Read more	No (not applicable)
Detected in blood by mass spectrometryⁱ Detection or not of the gene in blood, based on spectral count estimations from a publicly available mass spectrometry-based plasma proteomics data set obtained from the PeptideAtlas.	No
Detected in blood by proximity extension assayⁱ Detection or not of the gene in blood, based on proximity extension assays (Olink) for a longitudinal wellness study covering 76 individuals with three visits during two years. Read more	No

SUBCELLULARⁱ Summary of data presented in the Cell Atlas and a representative image of subcellular localization. The Cell Atlas provides RNA expression data derived from RNA sequencing of a large panel of cell lines and protein localization data derived from antibody-based profiling by immunofluorescence confocal microscopy, using a subset of cell lines selected based on RNA expression. Read more

Main locationⁱ Main subcellular location(s) and reliability score(s) for the encoded protein(s) in human cells. The main location(s) may be characterized by presence in all tested cell lines and/or ihigher staining intensity compared to the potential additional location(s). If available, links to overrepresentation analyses in Reactome, a free, open-source, curated and peer reviewed biological pathway database, are provided. An analysis is done for the corresponding gene set of the proteome localizing to the main and additional locations of the protein on this page, respectively. Read more	Localized to the Cytosol

CELL LINEⁱ Summary of data presented in the Cell Line section and a representative image of mRNA expression across different human cell lines. The image is clickable and will redirect to more cell line data. This section contains information regarding mRNA expression profiles of human protein-coding genes for a large variety of cell lines. Read more

Cell line expression clusterⁱ The RNA data was used to cluster genes according to their expression across single cell types. Clusters contain genes that have similar expression patterns, and each cluster has been manually annotated to describe common features in terms of function and specificity. Read more	HDLM-2 - Immune response (mainly)
Cell line specificityⁱ RNA specificity category based on RNA sequencing data from all cell lines in the Human Protein Atlas. Genes are classified into six different categories (enriched, group enriched, enhanced, low specificity and not detected) according to their RNA expression levels across the panel of cell lines. Read more	Cell line enhanced (HDLM-2, HMC-1, PC-3, SiHa, SK-BR-3, U-266/70)
Cell type distributionⁱ The RNA distribution category is based on mRNA expression levels in the analyzed cell types based on scRNA-seq data from normal tissues. The categories include: detected in all, detected in many, detected in some, detected in single and not detected. Read more	Detected in many

METABOLIC

Metabolic info	Not available

GENE INFORMATIONⁱ Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Gene name	CES4A (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms	CES8, FLJ37464
Description	Carboxylesterase 4A (HGNC Symbol)
Chromosome	16
Cytoband	q22.1
Chromosome location (bp)	66988589 - 67009758
Number of transcriptsⁱ Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.	5
Protein evidence	Evidence at protein level (all genes)
Protein classⁱ Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s). Read more
Ensembl	ENSG00000172824 (version 103.38)
Entrez gene	283848
UniProt	Q5XG92 (UniProt - Evidence at transcript level)
neXtProt	NX_Q5XG92
Antibodypedia	CES4A antibodies

PROTEIN BROWSERⁱ

CES4A-203

CES4A-205

CES4A-206

CES4A-207

CES4A-212

PROTEIN INFORMATIONⁱ The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database. The ENSP identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary, while the ENST identifier links to the Ensembl website transcript summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the UniProt column can be expanded to show links to all matching UniProt identifiers for this protein. The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class. The Gene Ontology terms assigned to this protein are listed if expanding the Gene ontology column. The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide (according to a majority of the signal peptide predictors SPOCTOPUS, SignalP 4.0, and Phobius) and the number of predicted transmembrane region(s) (according to MDM) are also reported.
Splice variant	UniProt	Protein class	Gene ontology	Length & mass	Signal peptide (predicted)	Transmembrane regions (predicted)
CES4A-203 ENSP00000441644 ENST00000535696	Q5XG92 [Direct mapping] Carboxylesterase 4A Show all	MEMSAT3 predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Show all	GO:0004771 [sterol esterase activity] GO:0004806 [triglyceride lipase activity] GO:0005576 [extracellular region] GO:0005615 [extracellular space] GO:0016042 [lipid catabolic process] GO:0016787 [hydrolase activity] GO:0052689 [carboxylic ester hydrolase activity] Show all	374 aa 42.2 kDa	No	0
CES4A-205 ENSP00000441103 ENST00000538199	A0A0C4DGH1 [Direct mapping] Carboxylic ester hydrolase Show all	MEMSAT3 predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Show all	GO:0016787 [hydrolase activity] Show all	454 aa 51.2 kDa	No	0
CES4A-206 ENSP00000441907 ENST00000540579	Q5XG92 [Direct mapping] Carboxylesterase 4A Show all	SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Show all	GO:0004771 [sterol esterase activity] GO:0004806 [triglyceride lipase activity] GO:0005576 [extracellular region] GO:0005615 [extracellular space] GO:0016042 [lipid catabolic process] GO:0016787 [hydrolase activity] GO:0052689 [carboxylic ester hydrolase activity] Show all	463 aa 52.6 kDa	No	0
CES4A-207 ENSP00000444052 ENST00000540947	Q5XG92 [Direct mapping] Carboxylesterase 4A Show all	MEMSAT3 predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted secreted proteins Secreted proteins predicted by MDSEC SignalP predicted secreted proteins Phobius predicted secreted proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted secreted proteins Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Show all	GO:0004771 [sterol esterase activity] GO:0004806 [triglyceride lipase activity] GO:0005576 [extracellular region] GO:0005615 [extracellular space] GO:0016042 [lipid catabolic process] GO:0016787 [hydrolase activity] GO:0052689 [carboxylic ester hydrolase activity] Show all	468 aa 52.5 kDa	Yes	0
CES4A-212 ENSP00000497868 ENST00000648724	Q5XG92 [Direct mapping] Carboxylesterase 4A Show all	MEMSAT3 predicted membrane proteins Predicted secreted proteins Secreted proteins predicted by MDSEC SignalP predicted secreted proteins Phobius predicted secreted proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted secreted proteins Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Show all	GO:0004771 [sterol esterase activity] GO:0004806 [triglyceride lipase activity] GO:0005576 [extracellular region] GO:0005615 [extracellular space] GO:0016042 [lipid catabolic process] GO:0016787 [hydrolase activity] GO:0052689 [carboxylic ester hydrolase activity] Show all	561 aa 63.5 kDa	Yes	0

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