Isozymes
Humans have five chymotrypsin-like elastase genes which encode the structurally similar proteins:
| Family | Gene symbol | Protein name | EC number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approved | Previous | Approved | Previous | ||
| chymotrypsin- like |
CELA1 | ELA1 | chymotrypsin-like elastase family, member 1 | elastase 1, pancreatic | EC 3.4.21.36 |
| CELA2A | ELA2A | chymotrypsin-like elastase family, member 2A | elastase 2A, pancreatic | EC 3.4.21.71 | |
| CELA2B | ELA2B | chymotrypsin-like elastase family, member 2B | elastase 2B, pancreatic | EC 3.4.21.71 | |
| CELA3A | ELA3A | chymotrypsin-like elastase family, member 3A | elastase 3A, pancreatic | EC 3.4.21.70 | |
| CELA3B | ELA3B | chymotrypsin-like elastase family, member 3B | elastase 3B, pancreatic | EC 3.4.21.70 | |
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