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NameArachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
Synonyms
  • 1.13.11.34
  • 5-LO
  • LOG5
Gene NameALOX5
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0036979|Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
MPSYTVTVATGSQWFAGTDDYIYLSLVGSAGCSEKHLLDKPFYNDFERGAVDSYDVTVDE
ELGEIQLVRIEKRKYWLNDDWYLKYITLKTPHGDYIEFPCYRWITGDVEVVLRDGRAKLA
RDDQIHILKQHRRKELETRQKQYRWMEWNPGFPLSIDAKCHKDLPRDIQFDSEKGVDFVL
NYSKAMENLFINRFMHMFQSSWNDFADFEKIFVKISNTISERVMNHWQEDLMFGYQFLNG
CNPVLIRRCTELPEKLPVTTEMVECSLERQLSLEQEVQQGNIFIVDFELLDGIDANKTDP
CTLQFLAAPICLLYKNLANKIVPIAIQLNQIPGDENPIFLPSDAKYDWLLAKIWVRSSDF
HVHQTITHLLRTHLVSEVFGIAMYRQLPAVHPIFKLLVAHVRFTIAINTKAREQLICECG
LFDKANATGGGGHVQMVQRAMKDLTYASLCFPEAIKARGMESKEDIPYYFYRDDGLLVWE
AIRTFTAEVVDIYYEGDQVVEEDPELQDFVNDVYVYGMRGRKSSGFPKSVKSREQLSEYL
TVVIFTASAQHAAVNFGQYDWCSWIPNAPPTMRAPPPTAKGVVTIEQIVDTLPDRGRSCW
HLGAVWALSQFQENELFLGMYPEEHFIEKPVKEAMARFRKNLEAIVSVIAERNKKKQLPY
YYLSPDRIPNSVAI
Number of residues674
Molecular Weight77982.595
Theoretical pI5.54
GO Classification
Functions
  • arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activity
  • iron ion binding
Processes
  • lipoxygenase pathway
  • response to nutrient
  • leukotriene biosynthetic process
  • response to hyperoxia
  • sensory perception of pain
  • positive regulation of vasoconstriction
  • acute inflammatory response
  • arachidonic acid metabolic process
  • leukotriene metabolic process
  • leukotriene production involved in inflammatory response
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • lipoxin metabolic process
Components
  • nuclear membrane
  • dendrite
  • nuclear envelope lumen
  • nuclear envelope
  • nuclear matrix
  • sarcolemma
  • extracellular space
  • cytosol
General FunctionIron ion binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the first step in leukotriene biosynthesis, and thereby plays a role in inflammatory processes.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID187193
UniProtKB IDP09917
UniProtKB Entry NameLOX5_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010032|Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5)
ATGCCCTCCTACACGGTCACCGTGGCCACTGGCAGCCAGTGGTTCGCCGGCACTGACGAC
TACATCTACCTCAGCCTCGTGGGCTCGGCGGGCTGCAGCGAGAAGCACCTGCTGGACAAG
CCCTTCTACAACGACTTCGAGCGTGGCGCGGTGGATTCATACGACGTGACTGTGGACGAG
GAACTGGGCGAGATCCAGCTGGTCAGAATCGAGAAGCGCAAGTACTGGCTGAATGACGAC
TGGTACCTGAAGTACATCACGCTGAAGACGCCCCACGGGGACTACATCGAGTTCCCCTGC
TACCGCTGGATCACCGGCGATGTCGAGGTTGTCCTGAGGGATGGACGCGCAAAGTTGGCC
CGAGATGACCAAATTCACATTCTCAAGCAACACCGACGTAAAGAACTGGAAACACGGCAA
AAACAATATCGATGGATGGAGTGGAACCCTGGCTTCCCCTTGAGCATCGATGCCAAATGC
CACAAGGATTTACCCCGTGATATCCAGTTTGATAGTGAAAAAGGAGTGGACTTTGTTCTG
AATTACTCCAAAGCGATGGAGAACCTGTTCATCAACCGCTTCATGCACATGTTCCAGTCT
TCTTGGAATGACTTCGCCGACTTTGAGAAAATCTTTGTCAAGATCAGCAACACTATTTCT
GAGCGGGTCATGAATCACTGGCAGGAAGACCTGATGTTTGGCTACCAGTTCCTGAATGGC
TGCAACCCTGTGTTGATCCGGCGCTGCACAGAGCTGCCCGAGAAGCTCCCGGTGACCACG
GAGATGGTAGAGTGCAGCCTGGAGCGGCAGCTCAGCTTGGAGCAGGAGGTCCAGCAAGGG
AACATTTTCATCGTGGACTTTGAGCTGCTGGATGGCATCGATGCCAACAAAACAGACCCC
TGCACACTCCAGTTCCTGGCCGCTCCCATCTGCTTGCTGTATAAGAACCTGGCCAACAAG
ATTGTCCCCATTGCCATCCAGCTCAACCAAATCCCGGGAGATGAGAACCCTATTTTCCTC
CCTTCGGATGCAAAATACGACTGGCTTTTGGCCAAAATCTGGGTGCGTTCCAGTGACTTC
CACGTCCACCAGACCATCACCCACCTTCTGCGAACACATCTGGTGTCTGAGGTTTTTGGC
ATTGCAATGTACCGCCAGCTGCCTGCTGTGCACCCCATTTTCAAGCTGCTGGTGGCACAC
GTGAGATTCACCATTGCAATCAACACCAAGGCCCGTGAGCAGCTCATCTGCGAGTGTGGC
CTCTTTGACAAGGCCAACGCCACAGGGGGCGGTGGGCACGTGCAGATGGTGCAGAGGGCC
ATGAAGGACCTGACCTATGCCTCCCTGTGCTTTCCCGAGGCCATCAAGGCCCGGGGCATG
GAGAGCAAAGAAGACATCCCCTACTACTTCTACCGGGACGACGGGCTCCTGGTGTGGGAA
GCCATCAGGACGTTCACGGCCGAGGTGGTAGACATCTACTACGAGGGCGACCAGGTGGTG
GAGGAGGACCCGGAGCTGCAGGACTTCGTGAACGATGTCTACGTGTACGGCATGCGGGGC
CGCAAGTCCTCAGGCTTCCCCAAGTCGGTCAAGAGCCGGGAGCAGCTGTCGGAGTACCTG
ACCGTGGTGATCTTCACCGCCTCCGCCCAGCACGCCGCGGTCAACTTCGGCCAGTACGAC
TGGTGCTCCTGGATCCCCAATGCGCCCCCAACCATGCGAGCCCCGCCACCGACTGCCAAG
GGCGTGGTGACCATTGAGCAGATCGTGGACACGCTGCCCGACCGCGGCCGCTCCTGCTGG
CATCTGGGTGCAGTGTGGGCGCTGAGCCAGTTCCAGGAAAACGAGCTGTTCCTGGGCATG
TACCCAGAAGAGCATTTTATCGAGAAGCCTGTGAAGGAAGCCATGGCCCGATTCCGCAAG
AACCTCGAGGCCATTGTCAGCGTGATTGCTGAGCGCAACAAGAAGAAGCAGCTGCCATAT
TACTACTTGTCCCCAGACCGGATTCCGAACAGTGTGGCCATCTGA
GenBank Gene IDJ03600
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDALOX5
HGNC IDHGNC:435
Chromosome Location10
Locus10q11.2
References
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