ALOX15B

Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase, type B
Identifiers
Symbols ALOX15B;
External IDs OMIM603697 MGI1098228 HomoloGene886 GeneCards: ALOX15B Gene
EC number 1.13.11.33
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 247 11688
Ensembl ENSG00000179593 ENSMUSG00000020891
UniProt O15296 Q3TYK7
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001039130.1 NM_009661.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_001034219.1 NP_033791.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 17:
7.94 – 7.95 Mb
Chr 11:
69 – 69.01 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type II is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALOX15B gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the lipoxygenase family of structurally related nonheme iron dioxygenases involved in the production of fatty acid hydroperoxides. The encoded protein converts arachidonic acid exclusively to 15S-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid, while metabolizing linoleic acid less effectively. This gene is located in a cluster of related genes and a pseudogene that spans approximately 100 kilobases on the short arm of chromosome 17. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.[2]

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