Peters J
Biochem Genet. 1982 Jun;20(5-6):585-606. doi: 10.1007/BF00484706.
Seventeen genes controlling the expression of carboxylic ester hydrolases, commonly known as esterases, have been identified in the mouse Mus musculus. Seven esterase loci are found on chromosome 8, where two clusters of esterase loci occur. It seems probable that the genes within these clusters have arisen from a common ancestral gene by tandem duplication. Close linkage of esterase genes is also found in the rat, rabbit, and prairie vole. Some mouse esterases appear to be homologous with certain human esterases. The function of these nonspecific enzymes is still unknown.
在小家鼠中已鉴定出17个控制羧酸酯水解酶（通常称为酯酶）表达的基因。在8号染色体上发现了7个酯酶基因座，其中有两个酯酶基因座簇。这些簇内的基因似乎是通过串联重复从一个共同的祖先基因产生的。在大鼠、兔子和草原田鼠中也发现了酯酶基因的紧密连锁。一些小鼠酯酶似乎与某些人类酯酶同源。这些非特异性酶的功能仍然未知。
