ACHE

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Summary

ACHE (acetylcholinesterase (Yt blood group), HGNC:108) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 7q22.1, encoding Acetylcholinesterase (P22303). Hydrolyzes rapidly the acetylcholine neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft allowing to terminate the signal transduction at the neuromuscular junction.

Acetylcholinesterase hydrolyzes the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions and brain cholinergic synapses, and thus terminates signal transmission. It is also found on the red blood cell membranes, where it constitutes the Yt blood group antigen. Acetylcholinesterase exists in multiple molecular forms which possess similar catalytic properties, but differ in their oligomeric assembly and mode of cell attachment to the cell surface. It is encoded by the single ACHE gene, and the structural diversity in the gene products arises from alternative mRNA splicing, and post-translational associations of catalytic and structural subunits. The major form of acetylcholinesterase found in brain, muscle and other tissues is the hydrophilic species, which forms disulfide-linked oligomers with collagenous, or lipid-containing structural subunits. The other, alternatively spliced form, expressed primarily in the erythroid tissues, differs at the C-terminal end, and contains a cleavable hydrophobic peptide with a GPI-anchor site. It associates with the membranes through the phosphoinositide (PI) moieties added post-translationally. AChE activity may constitute a sensitive biomarker of RBC ageing in vivo, and thus, may be of aid in understanding the effects of transfusion

Source: NCBI Gene 43 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 35
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 82 total — 5 pathogenic
  • Druggable target: yes — 153 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_000665

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:108
Approved symbolACHE
Nameacetylcholinesterase (Yt blood group)
Location7q22.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000087085
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM100740
Entrez43

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 28 — 24 protein_coding, 3 nonsense_mediated_decay, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000241069, ENST00000302913, ENST00000411582, ENST00000412389, ENST00000419336, ENST00000426415, ENST00000428317, ENST00000430554, ENST00000440755, ENST00000441605, ENST00000442452, ENST00000445236, ENST00000454485, ENST00000651875, ENST00000894903, ENST00000894904, ENST00000894905, ENST00000894906, ENST00000894907, ENST00000894908, ENST00000894909, ENST00000894910, ENST00000894911, ENST00000932266, ENST00000932267, ENST00000956361, ENST00000956362, ENST00000956363

RefSeq mRNA: 8 — MANE Select: NM_000665 NM_000665, NM_001282449, NM_001302621, NM_001302622, NM_001367915, NM_001367917, NM_001367918, NM_001367919

CCDS: CCDS5709, CCDS5710, CCDS64736

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000241069 — 5 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00001639836100889994100890335
ENSE00001873556100895802100895888
ENSE00002523632100893165100894252
ENSE00002524107100892334100892818
ENSE00003568040100891169100891338

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 202 present calls, max score 95.68.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 7.4021 / max 182.5674, expressed in 916 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (5 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
852536.1941887
852570.5404109
852540.3379127
852520.194978
852550.134872

Top tissues by expression

293 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425295.68gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489095.30gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224594.16gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212993.98gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189892.58gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203791.78gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138889.72gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188289.30gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138388.94gold quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150988.68gold quality
muscle organUBERON:000163088.22gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451187.97gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281087.87gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113487.49gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187487.18gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187387.15gold quality
biceps brachiiUBERON:000150786.41gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045186.15gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302785.85gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983585.75gold quality
ponsUBERON:000098885.54gold quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196585.39gold quality
substantia nigraUBERON:000203885.37gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137785.18silver quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137985.13silver quality
midbrainUBERON:000189184.60gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196684.50gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354084.09gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238583.93gold quality
superior vestibular nucleusUBERON:000722783.89gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 4 experiment(s), a significant marker in 3.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-7381yes371.79
E-MTAB-8498yes112.33
E-HCAD-25yes9.38
E-ANND-3no1.51

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AHR, AP1, AR, ASCL1, ATF1, ATF2, CEBPB, CREB1, CTBP2, DIDO1, DLX4, E4F1, EBF1, EGR1, ELK3, ESR1, FOS, FOXC1, GABPA, GRHL3, HR, IRF1, JUN, KLF12, LITAF, MYC, MYOD1, MYOG, MYT1, NCOR1, NCOR2, NFATC1, NFATC3, NFATC4, NFE2L2, NFKB1, NKX3-1, RARB, SMAD3, SOX17

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • Generation of a gp43-gp59-DNA ternary complex is absolutely required for recombination-dependent replication in the bacteriophage T4 system. (PMID:15909989)
  • the primer strand is not stably bound within the exonuclease active site in the absence of the beta hairpin loop (PMID:17098747)
  • The authors propose that their beta loops facilitate strand separation, while the residues that form the loop have low structural constraints. (PMID:19409904)
  • Amino acid substitutions that confer decreased ability to replicate DNA under low-dGTP conditions or drug sensitivity were identified in the new motif, which suggests that the motif functions in regulating the stability of polymerase complexes. (PMID:20493878)
  • Data describe the crystal structures of the pol alpha family RB69 DNA polymerase with DNA containing the two most prevalent, spontaneously generated premutagenic lesions (PMID:15057282)
  • Results describe the structure of the bacteriophage RB69 replicative DNA polymerase attempting to process an abasic site analog. (PMID:15057283)
  • the primer strand is not stably bound within the exonuclease active site in the absence of the beta hairpin loop (PMID:17098747)
  • The Y619F substitution would disrupt the hydrogen bond network at the primer terminus and may affect the alignment of the 3’ primer terminus at the polymerase active site, slowing chemistry and overall DNA synthesis. (PMID:17321543)
  • Binding of a metal ion to the A site is required for the nucleotidyl transfer reaction, but is insufficient to initiate the enzyme isomerization. Binding of a dNTP, in the absence of a metal ion, is sufficient to induce this conformational change. (PMID:19228036)
  • The effect of A and B metal ion site occupancy on the rates of Fingers closing and on the affinity of Rh.dTTP for the E.D binary complex of the catalytic site of RB69 DNA polymerase was studied. (PMID:19228037)
  • The authors propose that their beta loops facilitate strand separation, while the residues that form the loop have low structural constraints. (PMID:19409904)
  • When Y567A and S565G replacements were combined, mutator activity was strongly decreased compared to that with Y567A replacement alone. (PMID:20950625)
  • The structure of an RB69 pol ternary complex at 1.8 A is reported. A network of five highly ordered, buried water molecules can be seen to interact with the N3 and O2 atoms in the minor groove of the DNA duplex. (PMID:21158418)
  • The authors show that the S565G/Y567A mutant generally had greater base selectivity than the Y567A mutant and that the kinetic parameters for dNMP insertion, excision of the 3’-terminal nucleotide residue, and primer extension beyond a mispair differed. (PMID:21216248)
  • The miscoding potential of 5-hydroxycytosine arises due to template instability in the DNA polymerase active site. (PMID:22026756)
  • evaluated the contribution of minor groove hydrogen bonding interactions with RB69pol (PMID:22571765)
  • Determined is the crystal structure of the dATP/tC(o)-containing ternary complex of the RB69 DNA polymerase Y567A mutant at 1.9 A resolution; the incoming dATP formed two hydrogen bonds with an imino-tautomerized form of tC(o). (PMID:22616982)
  • Data indicate that alanine replacement of residues distant from the active site of the replicative RB69 DNA polymerase renders the enzyme incapable of sustaining phage replication in vivo. (PMID:24116139)
  • structures of the various RB69pol ternary complexes can be used to rationalize the results obtained from pre-steady-state kinetic assays[review] (PMID:24720884)
  • Co(2+) and Mn(2+) enhanced ground-state binding of both correct and incorrect dNTPs to RB69pol:dideoxy-terminated primer-template complexes. (PMID:27096230)
  • The control of the discrimination between dNTP and rNTP in DNA and RNA polymerases has been described. (PMID:27480935)
  • serum and erythrocyte membrane enzyme inhibited by antidepressants, fluoxetine, sertraline and amitriptyline, in a dose related manner (PMID:12009429)
  • REVIEW: Simulations show how breathing motions in the enzyme facilitate the displacement of substrate from the surface of the enzyme to the buried active site; such motions suggest possible modes of regulation of the activity of the enzyme. (PMID:12069617)
  • The aromatic “trapping” of the catalytic histidine is essential for efficient catalysis (PMID:12081473)
  • regulation of ACHE expression in developing muscle cells (PMID:12140295)
  • complex regulation of its gene expression in brain tumors (PMID:12466963)
  • AChE activity in the CSF of Alzeimer’s disease patients is affected differentially by different AChE inhibitors. (AChE) (PMID:12548360)
  • AChE was predominantly expressed in neurons of the anterodorsal, midline, ventral, intralaminar, and reticular nuclei. (PMID:12811800)
  • analysis of acetylcholinesterase active site (PMID:12851386)
  • muscle-induced neuronal AChE expression in co-culture is mediated by a cAMP-dependent signaling (PMID:12963741)
  • oxidation of AchE by hydrogen peroxide contributes significantly to the well-established oxidative stress in vitiligo (PMID:14766237)
  • analysis of acetylcholinesterase near the active center gorge (PMID:15078872)
  • Data suggest that alternative promoter usage combined with alternative splicing may lead to stress-dependent combinatorial complexity of acetylcholinesterase mRNA transcripts and their protein products. (PMID:15123727)
  • complexed with abeta protein, is toxic to rat brain beta-amyloid aggregation, laminin expression, reactive astrocytosis, and neuronal cell loss. (PMID:15161650)
  • AChE is involved in regulating cell-matrix interactions in bone (PMID:15454088)
  • A total of 13 ACHE SNPs were identified, 10 of which are newly described, and five that should produce amino acid substitutions (PMID:15459952)
  • This study found a layer 3 magnopyramidal AChERN left-right size asymmetry restricted to Brodmann’s area 45, a component of Broca’s language area. (PMID:15488495)
  • findings suggest that inherited interactive weakness of acetylcholinesterase and paraoxonase 1 expression increases the insecticide-induced occurrence of Parkinson’s disease (PMID:15629887)
  • Variations were observed in expression of mRNA for presenilin-1, which was highest in singly transgenic hAChE mice, and the stress-inducible form of AChE, which was elevated when both transgenes were present. (PMID:15974894)
  • Human plasma contains four esterases: butyrylcholinesterase, paraoxonase, acetylcholinesterase, and albumin. (PMID:16213467)

Cross-species orthologs

45 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioacheENSDARG00000031796
mus_musculusAcheENSMUSG00000023328
rattus_norvegicusAcheENSRNOG00000050841
drosophila_melanogasterEst-6FBGN0000592
drosophila_melanogasterEst-PFBGN0000594
drosophila_melanogasterGltFBGN0001114
drosophila_melanogasterJheFBGN0010052
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est1FBGN0015568
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est10FBGN0015569
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est2FBGN0015570
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est3FBGN0015571
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est4FBGN0015572
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est6FBGN0015574
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est7FBGN0015575
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est8FBGN0015576
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est9FBGN0015577
drosophila_melanogasterCG4757FBGN0027584
drosophila_melanogasterCG9287FBGN0032057
drosophila_melanogasterCG9289FBGN0032058
drosophila_melanogasterCG3841FBGN0032131
drosophila_melanogasterCG4382FBGN0032132
drosophila_melanogasterJhedupFBGN0034076
drosophila_melanogastergasFBGN0034736
drosophila_melanogasteralpha-Est5FBGN0261393
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00000037
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00000038
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007691
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007692
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007693
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007695
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00008451
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00011362
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00011364
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00013873
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00013874
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00013875
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00015067
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00015071
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00015279
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00015284
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00016595
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00016862
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00016863
caenorhabditis_eleganscest-27WBGENE00018958
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00020688

Paralogs (13): TG (ENSG00000042832), BCHE (ENSG00000114200), NLGN4X (ENSG00000146938), CES5A (ENSG00000159398), NLGN4Y (ENSG00000165246), NLGN1 (ENSG00000169760), NLGN2 (ENSG00000169992), CEL (ENSG00000170835), CES4A (ENSG00000172824), CES3 (ENSG00000172828), CES2 (ENSG00000172831), NLGN3 (ENSG00000196338), CES1 (ENSG00000198848)

Protein

Protein identifiers

AcetylcholinesteraseP22303 (reviewed: P22303)

All UniProt accessions (8): P22303, A0A498U6H7, C9J2S3, C9JD78, C9JZL6, F8WAR7, F8WD34, F8WD68

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Hydrolyzes rapidly the acetylcholine neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft allowing to terminate the signal transduction at the neuromuscular junction. Role in neuronal apoptosis.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with PRIMA1. The interaction with PRIMA1 is required to anchor it to the basal lamina of cells and organize into tetramers. Isoform H generates GPI-anchored dimers; disulfide linked. Isoform T generates multiple structures, ranging from monomers and dimers to collagen-tailed and hydrophobic-tailed forms, in which catalytic tetramers are associated with anchoring proteins that attach them to the basal lamina or to cell membranes. In the collagen-tailed forms, isoform T subunits are associated with a specific collagen, COLQ, which triggers the formation of isoform T tetramers, from monomers and dimers. Isoform R may be monomeric.

Subcellular location. Synapse. Secreted. Cell membrane Nucleus Cell membrane.

Tissue specificity. Isoform H is highly expressed in erythrocytes.

Polymorphism. ACHE is responsible for the Yt blood group system [MIM:112100]. The molecular basis of the Yt(a)=Yt1/Yt(b)=Yt2 blood group antigens is a single variation in position 353; His-353 corresponds to Yt(a) and the rare variant with Asn-353 to Yt(b).

Similarity. Belongs to the type-B carboxylesterase/lipase family.

Isoforms (4)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
P22303-1T, ACHE-S, synapticyes
P22303-2H, ACHE-E, erythrocytic, E4-E5
P22303-4R, ACHE-R, readthrough
P22303-34

RefSeq proteins (8): NP_000656, NP_001269378, NP_001289550, NP_001289551, NP_001354844, NP_001354846, NP_001354847, NP_001354848 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000997CholinesteraseFamily
IPR002018CarbesteraseBDomain
IPR014788AChE_tetraDomain
IPR019819Carboxylesterase_B_CSConserved_site
IPR019826Carboxylesterase_B_ASActive_site
IPR029058AB_hydrolase_foldHomologous_superfamily
IPR050654AChE-related_enzymesFamily

Pfam: PF00135, PF08674

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 3.1.1.7 — acetylcholinesterase (BRENDA: 125 organisms, 230 substrates, 2038 inhibitors, 343 Km, 72 kcat entries)
  • EC 3.5.1.13 — aryl-acylamidase (BRENDA: 52 organisms, 138 substrates, 181 inhibitors, 55 Km, 24 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

64 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 15. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE0.0062–34131
ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE IODIDE0.0002–5.842
ACETYLCHOLINE0.0001–2.3638
PROPIONYLTHIOCHOLINE0.006–27.91237
BUTYRYLTHIOCHOLINE0.0029–5.1433
3’,4’-DICHLOROPROPIONANILIDE0.02–2514
BUTYRYLTHIOCHOLINE IODIDE0.0004–0.595
PROPIONYLTHIOCHOLINE IODIDE0.0005–0.425
P-NITROACETANILIDE0.012–0.074
ACETYL-BETA-METHYLTHIOCHOLINE0.014–0.22063
ACETANILIDE0.15–193
ACETYLCHOLINE IODIDE0.0123–0.10652
BUTANOYLTHIOCHOLINE1.15–1.72
BUTYLTHIOCHOLINE0.67–1.692
METHYLTHIOCHOLINE2.23–2.452

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 1 shown:

  • acetylcholine + H2O = choline + acetate + H(+) (RHEA:17561)

UniProt features (100 total): helix 27, strand 26, binding site 10, mutagenesis site 6, turn 6, disulfide bond 4, splice variant 4, sequence variant 4, sequence conflict 4, glycosylation site 3, active site 3, signal peptide 1, chain 1, lipid moiety-binding region 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

79 structures, top 30 by resolution.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
4M0EX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
6NTOX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.05
6O69X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.08
5HF5X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.15
6O5VX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.15
4EY4X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.16
6WVOX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.19
5HF9X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
5HFAX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
8DT7X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.21
6CQZX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.22
6NTLX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.25
6U37X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.25
6WUZX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.25
6CQTX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.27
6CQWX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.28
6WVQX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.29
5FOQX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
5HF6X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
6O4XX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
4EY5X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
4M0FX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
6CQUX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.31
6WVPX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.31
1VZJX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.35
6O4WX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.35
4EY7X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.35
6O50X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.35
6WV1X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.37
4EY6X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P22303-F193.040.85

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (3): 234 (acyl-ester intermediate); 365 (charge relay system); 478 (charge relay system)

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (10): 234; 368; 368; 470; 478; 117; 117; 153; 164; 233–234

Post-translational modifications (1): 588

Disulfide bonds (4): 100–127, 288–303, 440–560, 611

Glycosylation sites (3): 296, 381, 495

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (6):

PositionPhenotype
206misfolding, absence of secretion.
234loss of activity.
365loss of activity.
435misfolding, absence of secretion.
478loss of activity.
611impairment of interchain disulfide bridge formation.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

11 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-112311Neurotransmitter clearance
R-HSA-1483191Synthesis of PC
R-HSA-422085Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin
R-HSA-112315Transmission across Chemical Synapses
R-HSA-112316Neuronal System
R-HSA-1430728Metabolism
R-HSA-1483206Glycerophospholipid biosynthesis
R-HSA-1483257Phospholipid metabolism
R-HSA-2980736Peptide hormone metabolism
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-556833Metabolism of lipids

MSigDB gene sets: 0 (showing top):

GO Biological Process (14): acetylcholine catabolic process in synaptic cleft (GO:0001507), regulation of receptor recycling (GO:0001919), osteoblast development (GO:0002076), acetylcholine catabolic process (GO:0006581), cell adhesion (GO:0007155), nervous system development (GO:0007399), synapse assembly (GO:0007416), receptor internalization (GO:0031623), negative regulation of synaptic transmission, cholinergic (GO:0032223), amyloid precursor protein metabolic process (GO:0042982), positive regulation of protein secretion (GO:0050714), retina development in camera-type eye (GO:0060041), acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway (GO:0095500), positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis (GO:0120162)

GO Molecular Function (12): amyloid-beta binding (GO:0001540), acetylcholinesterase activity (GO:0003990), cholinesterase activity (GO:0004104), collagen binding (GO:0005518), hydrolase activity (GO:0016787), serine hydrolase activity (GO:0017171), acetylcholine binding (GO:0042166), protein homodimerization activity (GO:0042803), laminin binding (GO:0043236), protein binding (GO:0005515), identical protein binding (GO:0042802), carboxylic ester hydrolase activity (GO:0052689)

GO Cellular Component (13): extracellular region (GO:0005576), basement membrane (GO:0005604), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), nucleus (GO:0005634), Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), cell surface (GO:0009986), membrane (GO:0016020), neuromuscular junction (GO:0031594), synaptic cleft (GO:0043083), synapse (GO:0045202), perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471), side of membrane (GO:0098552)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-8 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Transmission across Chemical Synapses1
Glycerophospholipid biosynthesis1
Peptide hormone metabolism1
Neuronal System1
Phospholipid metabolism1
Metabolism of lipids1
Metabolism of proteins1
Metabolism1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure6
synaptic transmission, cholinergic2
protein binding2
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle2
cytoplasm2
membrane2
acetylcholine catabolic process1
synaptic cleft1
receptor recycling1
regulation of signaling1
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process1
osteoblast differentiation1
cell development1
acetylcholine metabolic process1
catabolic process1
cellular process1
system development1
nervous system development1
cell junction assembly1
synapse organization1
receptor-mediated endocytosis1
regulation of synaptic transmission, cholinergic1
negative regulation of synaptic transmission1
protein metabolic process1
protein secretion1
regulation of protein secretion1
positive regulation of protein transport1
positive regulation of secretion by cell1
camera-type eye development1
anatomical structure development1
acetylcholine receptor activity1
postsynaptic signal transduction1
cellular response to acetylcholine1
positive regulation of multicellular organismal process1
cold-induced thermogenesis1
regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis1
peptide binding1
cholinesterase activity1
carboxylic ester hydrolase activity1
protein-containing complex binding1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

2582 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
ACHECOLQQ9Y215981
ACHECHATP28329933
ACHEMAOBP27338902
ACHEHSPG2P98160882
ACHEDOK7Q18PE1865
ACHEMUSKO15146860
ACHEPNPLA6Q8IY17848
ACHESLC18A3Q16572844
ACHEBACE1P56817831
ACHEAGRNO00468811
ACHEMAPTP10636811
ACHESIP14410786
ACHEMGAMO43451785
ACHEAPPP05067769
ACHEAPOEP02649755

IntAct

21 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
ACHECOLQpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.560
COLQACHEpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.560
ACHERACK1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.530
ACHEENO1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.530
ACHEENO1psi-mi:“MI:0414”(enzymatic reaction)0.530
ACHERACK1psi-mi:“MI:0414”(enzymatic reaction)0.530
ENO1psi-mi:“MI:0414”(enzymatic reaction)0.440
ACHEpsi-mi:“MI:0414”(enzymatic reaction)0.440
ACHEpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
ACHEACHEpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
Rack1ACHEpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
ACHEEno1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
ACHEpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
GPC3PXDNLpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
ACHEATF7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000

BioGRID (3): COL4A1 (Reconstituted Complex), ACHE (Reconstituted Complex), ACHE (Affinity Capture-RNA)

ESM2 similar proteins: A6NE02, A8MY62, A8T672, A8T677, A8T695, C9JR72, D3Z7H8, O08644, O15197, O19179, O62763, O94766, P0C0K6, P0C0K7, P21836, P22303, P24347, P35475, P50427, P51839, P51840, P52785, P54760, P55203, Q01634, Q02846, Q04912, Q29499, Q2KHV9, Q2T9T9, Q3UH93, Q5JZY3, Q69ZQ1, Q6NSJ0, Q6ZPS2, Q80W65, Q8BH02, Q8BYG9, Q8CG64, Q8IUL8

Diamond homologs: A0A443HK52, A0A8B0RBM2, A7YN26, B0F2B4, B2D0J5, D4B1N9, D6WMZ8, F1RRV3, I1RHF8, O08710, O16168, O16169, O16170, O16171, O16172, O16173, O42275, O62763, P01267, P04058, P06276, P06882, P07692, P07882, P08171, P10959, P12992, P17573, P18167, P19835, P20261, P21836, P21927, P22303, P22394, P23795, P25725, P25726, P25727, P30122

SIGNOR signaling

10 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
“Galanthamine hydrobromide”down-regulatesACHE“chemical inhibition”
neostigmine“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”
4’-((2-Butyl-4-oxo-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]non-1-en-3-yl)methyl)-[1,1’-biphenyl]-2-carbonitrile“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”
3-[(2-Bromo-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-2-butyl-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]non-1-en-4-one“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”
3-[(4-Bromophenyl)methyl]-2-butyl-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]non-1-en-4-one“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”
ACHE“down-regulates quantity”acetylcholine“chemical modification”
Pyridostigmine“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”
pralidoxime“up-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical activation”
edrophonium“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”
procainamide“down-regulates activity”ACHE“chemical inhibition”

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

82 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic5
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance56
Likely benign8
Benign5

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (5)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
146501GRCh38/hg38 7q22.1(chr7:99195836-102258175)x1Pathogenic
4820055NC_000007.14:g.99487704_102394107delPathogenic
59713GRCh38/hg38 7q21.3-22.1(chr7:98288474-101259804)x3Pathogenic
60280GRCh38/hg38 7q22.1(chr7:99219420-100902269)x1Pathogenic
60281GRCh38/hg38 7q22.1(chr7:100419914-102482826)x1Pathogenic

SpliceAI

992 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
7:100891336:TCC:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100891337:CC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100891337:CCC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100891337:CCCT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
7:100891338:CC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100891339:C:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
7:100891339:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100891340:T:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
7:100892317:C:CAdonor_gain1.0000
7:100892770:C:CTacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100892770:C:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
7:100893160:GTTAC:Gdonor_loss1.0000
7:100893161:TTA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
7:100893162:TAC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
7:100893163:A:ATdonor_loss1.0000
7:100895797:CTCA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
7:100895798:TCACC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
7:100895799:CACCT:Cdonor_loss1.0000
7:100890495:G:GCacceptor_gain0.9900
7:100891163:GCATA:Gdonor_loss0.9900
7:100891164:CATAC:Cdonor_loss0.9900
7:100891165:ATAC:Adonor_loss0.9900
7:100891166:TA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
7:100891167:A:ACdonor_gain0.9900
7:100891168:C:CCdonor_gain0.9900
7:100891168:C:Gdonor_loss0.9900
7:100891334:GATCC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
7:100891335:ATCC:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
7:100891342:C:CTacceptor_gain0.9900
7:100891343:G:Tacceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

0 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000084778 (7:100895649 A>C), RS1000529033 (7:100894767 A>G), RS1001224035 (7:100894919 G>C), RS1001371809 (7:100890193 G>A,C,T), RS1001781956 (7:100890465 G>A), RS1002167161 (7:100895863 C>T), RS1002220844 (7:100896291 T>G), RS1002502347 (7:100897646 T>C), RS1002551532 (7:100898019 C>T), RS1002660508 (7:100897085 C>T), RS1003155208 (7:100891475 G>T), RS1003332005 (7:100896141 TGACA>T), RS1003624235 (7:100896852 C>T), RS1003824943 (7:100890699 C>A,T), RS1003891856 (7:100892882 C>G)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:100740 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

35 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST001033_13Type 2 diabetes5.000000e-06
GCST001684_4Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 levels (PAI-1)6.000000e-13
GCST001969_9Heart rate8.000000e-27
GCST003818_36Resting heart rate1.000000e-41
GCST005788_14Heart rate response to recovery post exercise7.000000e-11
GCST005845_4Heart rate increase in response to exercise3.000000e-16
GCST005846_7Heart rate response to recovery post exercise (10 sec)6.000000e-21
GCST005847_9Heart rate response to recovery post exercise (20 sec)3.000000e-21
GCST005848_15Heart rate response to recovery post exercise (50 sec)4.000000e-23
GCST005849_14Heart rate response to recovery post exercise (40 sec)6.000000e-24
GCST005850_6Heart rate response to recovery post exercise (30 sec)8.000000e-23
GCST006979_144Heel bone mineral density3.000000e-12
GCST007096_237Pulse pressure4.000000e-10
GCST007250_7Nonunion in individuals with fractures3.000000e-07
GCST007268_34Diastolic blood pressure1.000000e-10
GCST008103_164Bipolar disorder7.000000e-06
GCST008129_64Body mass index3.000000e-10
GCST010083_136Hemoglobin levels1.000000e-09
GCST010796_3335Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)1.000000e-08
GCST010796_3336Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)1.000000e-09
GCST010796_3337Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)1.000000e-09
GCST010796_3338Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)9.000000e-09
GCST010796_3339Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)3.000000e-08
GCST010796_3340Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)3.000000e-08
GCST010796_3341Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)2.000000e-08
GCST010796_3342Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)3.000000e-08
GCST010796_3343Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)2.000000e-08
GCST010796_3344Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)6.000000e-09
GCST010796_3345Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)8.000000e-10
GCST010796_5245Electrocardiogram morphology (amplitude at temporal datapoints)8.000000e-10

EFO canonical traits (10, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004792plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 measurement
EFO:0009185heart rate response to recovery post exercise
EFO:0009184heart rate response to exercise
EFO:0009270heel bone mineral density
EFO:0005763pulse pressure measurement
EFO:0009707fractures, ununited
EFO:0006336diastolic blood pressure
EFO:0004340body mass index
EFO:0004509hemoglobin measurement
EFO:0004327electrocardiography

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL2095233 (SELECTIVITY GROUP), CHEMBL220 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

153 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 455,619 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL1025ISOFLUROPHATE413,137
CHEMBL104CLOTRIMAZOLE456,325
CHEMBL1104EDROPHONIUM417,617
CHEMBL1112ARIPIPRAZOLE424,205
CHEMBL1115PYRIDOSTIGMINE413,658
CHEMBL1128EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE420,117
CHEMBL113CAFFEINE4200,591
CHEMBL1134DECAMETHONIUM BROMIDE41,096
CHEMBL1171837PONATINIB48,955
CHEMBL117287PRUCALOPRIDE42,516
CHEMBL119TRIMETREXATE457,002
CHEMBL1190DECAMETHONIUM41,139
CHEMBL1200623ETHYLESTRENOL41,795
CHEMBL1200970ETHOPROPAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4876
CHEMBL1201087CABERGOLINE412,778
CHEMBL1201092RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE413
CHEMBL1201196SERTACONAZOLE49,003
CHEMBL1201217DYCLONINE47,785
CHEMBL1201256TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE46,347
CHEMBL1201349HEXAFLUORENIUM4664
CHEMBL1206ETHOPROPAZINE4
CHEMBL1219RABEPRAZOLE4
CHEMBL1237021LURASIDONE4
CHEMBL1254682LEVALLORPHAN4
CHEMBL1262OXICONAZOLE4
CHEMBL1303ROTIGOTINE4
CHEMBL1372950NICERGOLINE4
CHEMBL142635NAFTOPIDIL4
CHEMBL14376ILOPERIDONE4
CHEMBL1493FLAVOXATE4

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PharmGKB clinical annotations

1 annotations.

VariantTypeLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs2571598Efficacy3rivastigmineAlzheimer Disease

PharmGKB variants

2 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs2571598ACHE31.751rivastigmine
rs6942609ACHE0.000

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: enzyme — Acetylcholine turnover

Most potent curated ligand interactions (16 total), top 16:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
donepezilInhibition8.3pIC50
compound 2f [Jiang et al., 2018]Inhibition8.19pIC50
apigeninInhibition7.92pIC50
donecoprideInhibition7.8pIC50
physostigmineInhibition7.8pIC50
huperzine AInhibition7.77pKd
BW284C51Inhibition7.7pIC50
tacrineInhibition7.5pKi
neostigmineInhibition7.35pIC50
edrophoniumInhibition6.7pKi
pyridostigmineInhibition6.44pIC50
galantamineInhibition6.3pIC50
(-)-isatispironeol AInhibition6.17pIC50
AChE reactivator 25.64pIC50
rivastigmineInhibition5.4pIC50
pralidoximeInhibition3.1pIC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

557 measured of 825 human assays (916 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValuePatent
(1S)-7-chloro-15-ethyl-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-amineKI0.026 nM
(+/-)-huprineY hydrochlorideKI0.033 nM
methylbis[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]amineKI0.06 nM
N-(2-chlorobenzyl)-2-(2-(2-((2-chlorobenzyl)diethylammonio)ethylamino)-2-oxoacetamido)-N,N-diethylethanaminiumKI0.12 nM
N-{3-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]propyl}-5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl)pentanamideIC500.253 nM
{3-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]propyl}[3-({7-chloro-15-methyl-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-yl}amino)propyl]methylamine trihydrochlorideIC500.29 nM
3-{[methyl({3-[(9-oxo-9H-xanthen-3-yl)oxy]propyl})amino]methyl}phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC500.3 nM
3-({7-chloro-15-methyl-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-yl}amino)propyl[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]amine trihydrochlorideIC500.32 nM
3-{[methyl({7-[(9-oxo-9H-xanthen-3-yl)oxy]heptyl})amino]methyl}phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC500.32 nM
7-chloro-15-methyl-N-[8-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)octyl]-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-amine dihydrochlorideIC500.33 nM
3-Chloro-6,7,10,11-tetrahydro-9-methyl-12-{{7-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]heptyl}amino}-7,11-methanocycloocta[b]quinoline dihydrochlorideIC500.33 nM
7-chloro-15-methyl-N-[7-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)heptyl]-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-amine dihydrochlorideIC500.34 nM
3-Chloro-6,7,10,11-tetrahydro-9-methyl-12-{{8-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]octyl}amino}-7,11-methanocycloocta[b]quinoline dihydrochlorideIC500.4 nM
7-chloro-N-{6-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]hexyl}-15-methyl-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-amine dihydrochlorideIC500.45 nM
7-chloro-15-methyl-N-[6-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)hexyl]-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-amine dihydrochlorideIC500.5 nM
3-{[methyl(7-{[(2Z)-3-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl]oxy}heptyl)amino]methyl}phenyl methylcarbamateIC500.52 nM
3-{[ethyl({3-[(9-oxo-9H-xanthen-3-yl)oxy]propyl})amino]methyl}phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC500.56 nM
2-{bis[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]amino}ethan-1-olKI0.65 nM
3-[({3-[(9-oxo-9H-xanthen-3-yl)oxy]propyl}(propan-2-yl)amino)methyl]phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC500.7 nM
CHEMBL4754487IC500.77 nM
7-chloro-15-methyl-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2,4(9),5,7,10,14-hexaen-3-amineIC500.78 nM
15-ethyl-N-[8-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)octyl]-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.0^{2,11}.0^{4,9}]heptadeca-2(11),3,5,7,9,14-hexaen-3-amine dihydrochlorideIC500.82 nM
3-{[methyl({5-[(9-oxo-9H-xanthen-3-yl)oxy]pentyl})amino]methyl}phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC500.82 nM
[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)piperidin-4-yl]methyl 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoateKI0.9 nMUS-9663465: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and promnesiant serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonists, their methods of preparation and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
6,8-dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-amineKI1 nM
3-({methyl[3-({5-oxo-5H-chromeno[2,3-b]pyridin-8-yl}oxy)propyl]amino}methyl)phenyl N-methylcarbamate hydrochlorideIC501.1 nM
CHEMBL4744528IC501.1 nM
[3-(2-acetamidoethyl)-1H-indol-5-yl] N-[10-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)decyl]carbamateIC501.18 nMUS-8841453: Hybrid cholinesterase inhibitors
N-[7-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)heptyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-amineKI1.3 nM
3-{[methyl({6-[(9-oxo-9H-xanthen-3-yl)oxy]hexyl})amino]methyl}phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC501.4 nM
[3-(2-acetamidoethyl)-1H-indol-5-yl] N-[10-[(7-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]decyl]carbamateIC501.43 nMUS-8841453: Hybrid cholinesterase inhibitors
prop-2-en-1-ylbis[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]amineKI1.6 nM
territrem BKI1.7 nM
3-{[methyl(7-{[(2E)-1-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl]oxy}heptyl)amino]methyl}phenyl methylcarbamateIC501.8 nM
CHEMBL4748114IC501.9 nM
N-[8-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)octyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-amineKI1.9 nM
3-{[methyl(7-{[(2Z)-3-oxo-2-(phenylmethylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl]oxy}heptyl)amino]methyl}phenyl N-methylcarbamateIC501.95 nM
CHEMBL4469343IC502 nM
3-{[methyl(7-{[(2Z)-2-(2-naphthylmethylene)-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl]oxy}heptyl)amino]methyl}phenyl methylcarbamateIC502.09 nM
4-amino-5-chloro-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-piperidyl]methyl]-2-methoxybenzamideKI2.3 nMUS-9663465: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and promnesiant serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonists, their methods of preparation and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
1-(4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-[1-[(piperidin-4-yl)methyl]-4-piperidyl] propan-1-oneKI2.5 nMUS-9663465: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and promnesiant serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonists, their methods of preparation and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
1-[4-amino-5-chloro-2-(2-fluoroéthoxy)phenyl]-3-[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-piperidyl]propan-1-oneKI2.5 nMUS-9663465: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and promnesiant serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonists, their methods of preparation and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
3-{[methyl(7-{[(2Z)-2-(1-naphthylmethylene)-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl]oxy}heptyl)amino]methyl}phenyl methylcarbamateIC502.76 nM
(4-Bromo-2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)(4-hydroxyphenyl)methanone (22)KI2.78 nM
Compound 12.HClIC502.8 nM
ethylbis[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]amineKI2.8 nM
CHEMBL4782921IC502.9 nM
3-{[methyl(3-{[(2Z)-3-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl]oxy}propyl)amino]methyl}phenyl methylcarbamateIC502.99 nM
1-(4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-[1-(cyclopentylmethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propan-1-oneKI3 nMUS-9663465: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and promnesiant serotonin 5-HT4 receptor agonists, their methods of preparation and the pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
(4-Bromo-2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanone (23)KI3.24 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

6100 potent at pChembl≥5 of 6100 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.98Ki0.0105nMCHEMBL3585779
10.96IC500.01095nMCHEMBL4205425
10.93Ki0.0118nMCHEMBL489454
10.92Ki0.012nMCHEMBL489454
10.88IC500.01323nMCHEMBL4205954
10.87IC500.01352nMCHEMBL4209803
10.85Ki0.014nMCHEMBL225567
10.85IC500.01415nMCHEMBL4217663
10.84IC500.01441nMCHEMBL4210316
10.82Ki0.015nMCHEMBL223443
10.78IC500.01672nMCHEMBL4214430
10.72IC500.01893nMCHEMBL4213253
10.70IC500.02nMCHEMBL225198
10.70Ki0.02nMCHEMBL225326
10.70IC500.02nMCHEMBL225567
10.70IC500.02nMCHEMBL1083983
10.68IC500.02094nMCHEMBL4214707
10.67IC500.02158nMCHEMBL4210041
10.66Ki0.022nMCHEMBL5433692
10.64Ki0.0229nMCHEMBL3585778
10.59Ki0.026nMHUPRINE X
10.59IC500.02592nMCHEMBL4205144
10.58IC500.02621nMCHEMBL4218191
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585777
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585776
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585775
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585778
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585779
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585780
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585781
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585782
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585783
10.57IC500.02685nMCHEMBL3585784
10.55IC500.02836nMCHEMBL4208866
10.53IC500.02938nMCHEMBL4209518
10.48Ki0.033nMCHEMBL536047
10.46IC500.035nMCHEMBL2019048
10.42Ki0.0382nMCHEMBL3585780
10.40IC500.04nMCHEMBL372202
10.37IC500.043nMNEOSTIGMINE BROMIDE
10.33Ki0.047nMCHEMBL3137700
10.22IC500.06nMCHEMBL225198
10.22IC500.06nMCHEMBL1083984
10.19IC500.065nMCHEMBL2019049
10.17IC500.068nMCHEMBL5190569
10.15IC500.07nMCHEMBL225567
10.15IC500.07nMCHEMBL307004
10.10Ki0.08nMCHEMBL3621322
10.07Ki0.0847nMCHEMBL507174
10.05IC500.09nMCHEMBL2019053

PubChem BioAssay actives

1977 with measured affinity, of 6100 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
N-[7-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]heptyl]-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanamide282827: Inhibition of human brain AchEic50<0.0001uM
N-[6-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]hexyl]-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanamide282827: Inhibition of human brain AchEki<0.0001uM
1-methoxy-2-[1-(sulfamoylamino)ethyl]benzene1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
1,2-dimethoxy-4-[1-(sulfamoylamino)ethyl]benzene1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
1-methoxy-4-[1-(sulfamoylamino)ethyl]benzene1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
N-[7-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]heptyl]-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide282827: Inhibition of human brain AchEki<0.0001uM
N-[2-[5-[6-[(1R)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]hexyl]triazol-1-yl]ethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-amine1178308: Binding affinity to acetylcholine esterase (unknown origin)kd<0.0001uM
N-[2-[5-[6-[(1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]hexyl]triazol-1-yl]ethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-amine1178308: Binding affinity to acetylcholine esterase (unknown origin)kd<0.0001uM
N-[5-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]pentyl]-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)butanamide282827: Inhibition of human brain AchEki<0.0001uM
2-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-[7-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]heptyl]acetamide282827: Inhibition of human brain AchEki<0.0001uM
N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-7-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)heptanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
6-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
6-[(8-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
6-[(6,8-dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
6-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
7-[(6,8-dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]heptanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-6-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-6-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
7-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]heptanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-7-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)heptanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
7-[(6,8-dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]heptanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
N-[2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-6-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)hexanamide1545307: Inhibition of human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-[3-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]propyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h][1,6]naphthyridine-9-carboxamide;hydrochloride1183274: Inhibition of human recombinant AChE using acetylthiocholine iodide as substrate by spectrophotometric analysisic50<0.0001uM
benzyl N-[1-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethylsulfamoyl]carbamate1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
benzyl N-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethylsulfamoyl]carbamate1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
benzyl N-[1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylsulfamoyl]carbamate1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
benzyl N-[1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylsulfamoyl]carbamate1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
benzyl N-[1-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylsulfamoyl]carbamate1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
1,3-dimethoxy-2-[1-(sulfamoylamino)ethyl]benzene1231568: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin) assessed as AChI hydrolysis using AChI and DTNB as substrate by Ellman’s methodic50<0.0001uM
6-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl-methylamino]-N-[8-[6-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl-methylamino]hexanoyl-methylamino]octyl]-N-methylhexanamide31618: Inhibition constant determined against Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) receptor.ki0.0001uM
N’-methyl-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)-N’-[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]propane-1,3-diamine1796269: Measurement of FBSAChE/EqBuChE Inhibitory Activity from Article 10.1021/jm049510k: “Development of molecular probes for the identification of extra interaction sites in the mid-gorge and peripheral sites of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). Rational design of novel, selective, and highly potent BuChE inhibitors.”ki0.0001uM
N-[3-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]propyl]-5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanamide625546: Inhibition of human serum recombinant AChE after 20 mins using acetylthiocholine iodide as a substrate by Ellman’s assayic500.0002uM
7-chloro-15-methyl-10-azatetracyclo[11.3.1.02,11.04,9]heptadeca-2,4(9),5,7,10,14-hexaen-3-amine1545298: Inhibition of human Acetylcholinesterase using acetylthiocholine as substrate incubated for 15 mins by Ellman’s methodic500.0003uM
[3-[[methyl-[3-(9-oxoxanthen-3-yl)oxypropyl]amino]methyl]phenyl] N-methylcarbamate1796503: Cholinesterase Inhibition Assay from Article 10.1021/jm049515h: “Cholinesterase inhibitors: xanthostigmine derivatives blocking the acetylcholinesterase-induced beta-amyloid aggregation.”ic500.0003uM
[3-[[methyl-[7-(9-oxoxanthen-3-yl)oxyheptyl]amino]methyl]phenyl] N-methylcarbamate1796503: Cholinesterase Inhibition Assay from Article 10.1021/jm049515h: “Cholinesterase inhibitors: xanthostigmine derivatives blocking the acetylcholinesterase-induced beta-amyloid aggregation.”ic500.0003uM
N-[3-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]propyl]-5-(dithiolan-3-yl)pentanamide1127774: Inhibition of AChE (unknown origin)ic500.0003uM
2-methyl-5-[9-(2-methylpyrido[4,3-b]indol-2-ium-5-yl)nonyl]pyrido[4,3-b]indol-2-ium diiodide1766053: Inhibition of recombinant human AChE expressed in HEK293 cells by Ellman’s methodic500.0003uM
3-[2-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-5,7-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-f][1,2]benzoxazol-6-one;(Z)-but-2-enedioic acid31169: In vitro inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase from human erythrocytesic500.0003uM
2-[(1-benzyl-3-bromopyridin-1-ium-4-yl)methyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one bromide1351939: Inhibition of human erythrocyte AChE using acetylthiocholine iodide as substrate preincubated for 5 mins followed by substrate addition measured every minute for 10 mins by Ellman’s methodic500.0004uM
2-(dimethylsulfamoylamino)-5-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene1292255: Inhibition of AChE (unknown origin) using acetylcholine iodate as substrate preincubated for 10 mins followed by substrate addition by Lineweaver-Burk plot analysiski0.0004uM
3-[2-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-7-methyl-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-f][1,2]benzoxazol-6-one566585: Inhibition of human acetylcholinesteraseic500.0005uM
N-[8-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]octyl]-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanamide482894: Inhibition of AChEic500.0005uM
N-[6-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]hexyl]-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)butanamide482894: Inhibition of AChEic500.0005uM
[3-[[methyl-[7-[[(2Z)-3-oxo-2-[(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methylidene]-1-benzofuran-6-yl]oxy]heptyl]amino]methyl]phenyl] N-methylcarbamate1796503: Cholinesterase Inhibition Assay from Article 10.1021/jm049515h: “Cholinesterase inhibitors: xanthostigmine derivatives blocking the acetylcholinesterase-induced beta-amyloid aggregation.”ic500.0005uM
3-[2-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-7,8-dihydro-5H-[1,2]oxazolo[4,5-g]quinolin-6-one482894: Inhibition of AChEic500.0005uM
[3-[[ethyl-[3-(9-oxoxanthen-3-yl)oxypropyl]amino]methyl]phenyl] N-methylcarbamate1796566: Cholinesterase Inhibition Assay from Article 10.1021/jm9810046: “Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: synthesis and structure-activity relationships of omega-[N-methyl-N-(3-alkylcarbamoyloxyphenyl)- methyl]aminoalkoxyheteroaryl derivatives.”ic500.0006uM
2-[bis[3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-ylamino)propyl]amino]ethanol1796269: Measurement of FBSAChE/EqBuChE Inhibitory Activity from Article 10.1021/jm049510k: “Development of molecular probes for the identification of extra interaction sites in the mid-gorge and peripheral sites of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). Rational design of novel, selective, and highly potent BuChE inhibitors.”ki0.0006uM
3-[2-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-6,8-dihydro-5H-[1,2]oxazolo[4,5-g]quinolin-7-one239914: Binding affinity towards Acetylcholinesteraseki0.0006uM
[3-[[3-(9-oxoxanthen-3-yl)oxypropyl-propan-2-ylamino]methyl]phenyl] N-methylcarbamate1796566: Cholinesterase Inhibition Assay from Article 10.1021/jm9810046: “Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: synthesis and structure-activity relationships of omega-[N-methyl-N-(3-alkylcarbamoyloxyphenyl)- methyl]aminoalkoxyheteroaryl derivatives.”ic500.0007uM
N-[6-[(6-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino]hexyl]-3-(5-cyano-1H-indol-3-yl)propanamide482894: Inhibition of AChEic500.0007uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

321 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Paraoxondecreases activity, affects cotreatment, affects reaction, increases expression, increases phosphorylation (+4 more)39
Sarinaffects reaction, increases reaction, decreases expression, increases metabolic processing, increases phosphorylation (+5 more)37
pralidoximedecreases activity, affects binding, decreases reaction, increases reaction, affects reaction36
asoxime chlorideincreases reaction, affects reaction, decreases activity, decreases reaction, increases activity (+3 more)35
Obidoxime Chlorideincreases activity, affects cotreatment, affects reaction, decreases activity, decreases reaction (+1 more)34
tabundecreases reaction, affects binding, affects cotreatment, affects reaction, increases phosphorylation (+1 more)31
VX-agentincreases metabolic processing, decreases activity, decreases reaction, decreases response to substance, increases reaction (+2 more)30
methamidophosdecreases activity, decreases reaction, affects binding, increases phosphorylation, affects cotreatment (+1 more)20
cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridateaffects reaction, affects binding, increases metabolic processing, affects cotreatment, decreases activity (+1 more)19
Dichlorvosdecreases activity, decreases reaction, affects cotreatment, increases reaction, increases phosphorylation (+1 more)19
O,O-diethyl O-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphateaffects reaction, decreases activity, affects binding, increases phosphorylation, decreases reaction16
Somanincreases response to substance, affects binding, decreases activity, decreases reaction, decreases carbamoylation (+1 more)15
N,N’-monomethylenebis(pyridiniumaldoxime)decreases reaction, affects reaction, decreases activity, affects binding14
Trichlorfonaffects cotreatment, decreases activity, decreases reaction14
Chlorpyrifosdecreases activity, decreases reaction, affects cotreatment, increases expression, affects reaction13
Organophosphorus Compoundsdecreases response to substance, increases metabolic processing, decreases activity, decreases reaction, increases abundance11
malaoxondecreases activity, decreases reaction, affects cotreatment9
Diazinonaffects cotreatment, decreases activity, increases abundance, decreases reaction9
Pesticidesdecreases abundance, increases abundance, affects response to substance, decreases activity, decreases expression9
mipafoxaffects binding, decreases activity, decreases reaction8
Isoflurophatedecreases activity, decreases reaction8
Oximesdecreases activity, decreases reaction, affects binding8
Tacrineaffects reaction, decreases activity8
Acetylthiocholinedecreases reaction, increases hydrolysis, increases metabolic processing, affects binding7
2-(2-cresyl)-4H-1-3-2-benzodioxaphosphorin-2-oxidedecreases activity, increases reaction, affects binding6
HLo 7affects reaction, decreases activity, decreases reaction6
S-(N,N-diethylaminoethyl) isobutyl methylphosphothiolateaffects reaction, decreases activity, decreases reaction6
Donepezilaffects reaction, decreases activity, affects binding, decreases reaction, increases reaction6
Aldicarbdecreases activity6
Galantamineincreases reaction, affects binding, decreases activity, decreases reaction6

ChEMBL screening assays

2563 unique, capped per target: 2513 binding, 27 admet, 22 functional, 1 toxicity

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1004516BindingSelectivity ratio of IC50 for human serum BChE to IC50 for human serum AChETacripyrines, the first tacrine-dihydropyridine hybrids, as multitarget-directed ligands for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. — J Med Chem
CHEMBL1648945FunctionalAntagonist activity at human nAChR in human SH-SY5Y cells assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced cytosolic Ca2+ signal at 0.3 to 100 uMCholinergic and neuroprotective drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer and neuronal vascular diseases. II. Synthesis, biological assessment, and molecular modelling of new tacrine analogues from highly substituted 2-aminopyridine-3-carbonitriles. — Bioorg Med Chem
CHEMBL3283247ADMETStability of the compound assessed as acetylcholinesterase (unknown origin)-mediated hydrolysis at 5 X 10’-3 MChemistry and biological activities of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, a choline acetyltransferase inhibitor. — J Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

3 cell lines: 3 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B1ISAbcam HeLa ACHE KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_SB21HAP1 ACHE (-) 1Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_SB22HAP1 ACHE (-) 2Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.