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MES3 methyl esterase 3 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 816893, updated on 13-May-2026
Official Symbol
MES3
Official Full Name
methyl esterase 3
Primary source
TAIR:AT2G23610
Locus tag
AT2G23610
See related
Araport:AT2G23610
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA METHYL ESTERASE 3; ATMES3; F26B6.26; F26B6_26; methyl esterase 3
Summary
Encodes a protein shown to have carboxylesterase activity, methyl IAA esterase activity, and methyl jasmonate esterase activity in vitro. This protein does not act on methyl salicylate, MeGA4, or MEGA9 in vitro.
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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_003071.7 (10044179..10046982, complement)

Chromosome 2 - NC_003071.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene acetone-cyanohydrin lyase Neighboring gene methyl esterase 1 Neighboring gene ncRNA

Genomic Sequence:
NC_003071.7
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description
NM_001335858.1
NM_127925.3

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables catalytic activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables methyl indole-3-acetate esterase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables methyl indole-3-acetate esterase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables methyl jasmonate esterase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables methyl jasmonate esterase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in oxylipin biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in nucleus ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
 
located_in vacuole HDA PubMed 
Preferred Names
methyl esterase 3
NP_179942.1
  • methyl esterase 3 (MES3); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Alpha/beta hydrolase fold-1 (InterPro:IPR000073); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: methyl esterase 4 (TAIR:AT2G23580.1); Has 1894 Blast hits to 1892 proteins in 428 species: Archae - 2; Bacteria - 1086; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 17; Plants - 628; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 161 (source: NCBI BLink).

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003071.7 Reference assembly

    Range
    10044179..10046982 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_127925.3NP_179942.1  methyl esterase 3 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_179942.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O80477
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178VT29, A0A5S9X0U9, A0A654EWM2, A0A7G2E8G3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN02211
    Location:1259
    PLN02211; methyl indole-3-acetate methyltransferase
  2. NM_001335858.1NP_001324667.1  methyl esterase 3 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A1P8B0R3, A0A5S9X0U9