title: aCHEdb: the database system for ESTHER, the alpha/beta fold family of proteins and the Cholinesterase gene server.
abstract: Acetylcholinesterase belongs to a family of proteins, the alpha/beta hydrolase fold family, whose constituents evolutionarily diverged from a common ancestor and share a similar structure of a central beta sheet surrounded by alpha helices. These proteins fulfil a wide range of physiological functions (hydrolases, adhesion molecules, hormone precursors) [Krejci,E., Duval,N., Chatonnet,A., Vincens,P. and Massoulié,J. (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA , 88, 6647-6651]. ESTHER (for esterases, alpha/beta hydrolase enzymes and relatives) is a database aimed at collecting in one information system, sequence data together with biological annotations and experimental biochemical results related to the structure-function analysis of the enzymes of the family. The major upgrade of the database comes from the use of a new database management system: aCHEdb which uses the ACeDB program designed by Richard Durbin and Jean Thierry-Mieg. It can be found at http://www.ensam.inra.fr/cholinesterase
authors.affiliation: Différenciation Cellulaire et Croissance and Unité Informatique, INRA-ENSAM, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cousin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hotelier
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Toutant
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatonnet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D017510:Protein Folding
chemical_list: D002802:Cholinesterases