Ces1a - carboxylesterase 1A

Predicted to enable sterol esterase activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including cellular response to cholesterol; cholesterol homeostasis; and regulation of steroid metabolic process. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in endoplasmic reticulum and lipid droplet. Is expressed in testis. Orthologous to human CES1 (carboxylesterase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]