ACHE — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C07F8990, symbol ACHE, on asparagus chromosome 7, encodes an alpha-L-fucosidase belonging to the SGNH hydrolase superfamily. The gene product is annotated with carboxylic ester hydrolase, glycosidase, and esterase activities, and is associated with IgE binding. ACHE is linked to acetylcholine breakdown, lipolysis, nodulation, and defense response. It is also associated with cognition and memory. The protein localises to the symbiosome and extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species, including an esterase and the ENOD8 nodulin, connect the family to esterase activity (EC 3.1.1.-).