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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00977
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6265
Name Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase
Synonyms
  1. 15-LOX
  2. Arachidonate omega-6 lipoxygenase
Gene Name ALOX15
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in metal ion binding
Specific Function Converts arachidonic acid to 15S-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid. Also acts on C-12 of arachidonate as well as on linoleic acid.
Pathways
  • Acetaminophen Action Pathway
  • Acetylsalicylic Acid Action Pathway
  • Antipyrine Action Pathway
  • Antrafenine Action Pathway
  • Arachidonic acid metabolism
  • Arachidonic Acid Metabolism
  • Bromfenac Action Pathway
  • Carprofen Action Pathway
  • Celecoxib Action Pathway
  • Diclofenac Action Pathway
  • Diflunisal Action Pathway
  • Etodolac Action Pathway
  • Etoricoxib Action Pathway
  • Fenoprofen Action Pathway
  • Flurbiprofen Action Pathway
  • Ibuprofen Action Pathway
  • Indomethacin Action Pathway
  • Ketoprofen Action Pathway
  • Ketorolac Action Pathway
  • Leukotriene C4 Synthesis Deficiency
  • leukotriene D4 biosynthesis
  • Linoleic acid metabolism
  • Lornoxicam Action Pathway
  • Lumiracoxib Action Pathway
  • Magnesium salicylate Action Pathway
  • Mefenamic Acid Action Pathway
  • Meloxicam Action Pathway
  • Nabumetone Action Pathway
  • Naproxen Action Pathway
  • Nepafenac Action Pathway
  • Oxaprozin Action Pathway
  • Phenylbutazone Action Pathway
  • Piroxicam Action Pathway
  • Rofecoxib Action Pathway
  • Salicylate-sodium Action Pathway
  • Salicylic Acid Action Pathway
  • Salsalate Action Pathway
  • Serotonergic synapse
  • Sulindac Action Pathway
  • Suprofen Action Pathway
  • Tenoxicam Action Pathway
  • Tiaprofenic Acid Action Pathway
  • Tolmetin Action Pathway
  • Trisalicylate-choline Action Pathway
  • Valdecoxib Action Pathway
Reactions
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → 15(S)-HPETE details
Linoleic acid + Oxygen → 13-L-Hydroperoxylinoleic acid details
GO Classification
Biological Process
inflammatory response
leukotriene biosynthetic process
lipid metabolic process
Cellular Component
cytoplasm
nucleus
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
catalytic activity
oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
transition metal ion binding
iron ion binding
lipoxygenase activity
oxidoreductase activity
Molecular Function
lipoxygenase activity
arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase activity
iron ion binding
Process
metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
organic acid metabolic process
oxoacid metabolic process
carboxylic acid metabolic process
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
fatty acid metabolic process
oxidation reduction
unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process
icosanoid metabolic process
leukotriene metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17p13.3
SNPs ALOX15
Gene Sequence
>1989 bp
ATGGGTCTCTACCGCATCCGCGTGTCCACTGGGGCCTCGCTCTATGCCGGTTCCAACAAC
CAGGTGCAGCTGTGGCTGGTCGGCCAGCACGGGGAGGCGGCGCTCGGGAAGCGACTGTGG
CCCGCACGGGGCAAGGAGACAGAACTCAAGGTGGAAGTACCGGAGTATCTGGGGCCGCTG
CTGTTTGTGAAACTGCGCAAACGGCACCTCCTTAAGGACGACGCCTGGTTCTGCAACTGG
ATCTCTGTGCAGGGCCCCGGAGCCGGGGACGAGGTCAGGTTCCCTTGTTACCGCTGGGTG
GAGGGCAACGGCGTCCTGAGCCTGCCTGAAGGCACCGGCCGCACTGTGGGCGAGGACCCT
CAGGGCCTGTTCCAGAAACACCGGGAAGAAGAGCTGGAAGAGAGAAGGAAGTTGTACCGG
TGGGGAAACTGGAAGGACGGGTTAATTCTGAATATGGCTGGGGCCAAACTATATGACCTC
CCTGTGGATGAGCGATTTCTGGAAGACAAGAGAGTTGACTTTGAGGTTTCGCTGGCCAAG
GGGCTGGCCGACCTCGCTATCAAAGACTCTCTAAATGTTCTGACTTGCTGGAAGGATCTA
GATGACTTCAACCGGATTTTCTGGTGTGGTCAGAGCAAGCTGGCTGAGCGCGTGCGGGAC
TCCTGGAAGGAAGATGCCTTATTTGGGTACCAGTTTCTTAATGGCGCCAACCCCGTGGTG
CTGAGGCGCTCTGCTCACCTTCCTGCTCGCCTAGTGTTCCCTCCAGGCATGGAGGAACTG
CAGGCCCAGCTGGAGAAGGAGCTGGAGGGAGGCACACTGTTCGAAGCTGACTTCTCCCTG
CTGGATGGGATCAAGGCCAACGTCATTCTCTGTAGCCAGCAGCACCTGGCTGCCCCTCTA
GTCATGCTGAAATTGCAGCCTGATGGGAAACTCTTGCCCATGGTCATCCAGCTCCAGCTG
CCCCGCACAGGATCCCCACCACCTCCCCTTTTCTTGCCTACGGATCCCCCAATGGCCTGG
CTTCTGGCCAAATGCTGGGTGCGCAGCTCTGACTTCCAGCTCCATGAGCTGCAGTCTCAT
CTTCTGAGGGGACACTTGATGGCTGAGGTCATTGTTGTGGCCACCATGAGGTGCCTGCCG
TCGATACATCCTATCTTCAAGCTTATAATTCCCCACCTGCGATACACCCTGGAAATTAAC
GTCCGGGCCAGGACTGGGCTGGTCTCTGACATGGGAATTTTCGACCAGATAATGAGCACT
GGTGGGGGAGGCCACGTGCAGCTGCTCAAGCAAGCTGGAGCCTTCCTAACCTACAGCTCC
TTCTGTCCCCCTGATGACTTGGCCGACCGGGGGCTCCTGGGAGTGAAGTCTTCCTTCTAT
GCCCAAGATGCGCTGCGGCTCTGGGAAATCATCTATCGGTATGTGGAAGGAATCGTGAGT
CTCCACTATAAGACAGACGTGGCTGTGAAAGACGACCCAGAGCTGCAGACCTGGTGTCGA
GAGATCACTGAAATCGGGCTGCAAGGGGCCCAGGACCGAGGGTTTCCTGTCTCTTTACAG
GCTCGGGACCAGGTTTGCCACTTTGTCACCATGTGTATCTTCACCTGCACCGGCCAACAC
GCCTCTGTGCACCTGGGCCAGCTGGACTGGTACTCTTGGGTGCCTAATGCACCCTGCACG
ATGCGGCTGCCCCCGCCAACCACCAAGGATGCAACGCTGGAGACAGTGATGGCGACACTG
CCCAACTTCCACCAGGCTTCTCTCCAGATGTCCATCACTTGGCAGCTGGGCAGACGCCAG
CCCGTTATGGTGGCTGTGGGCCAGCATGAGGAGGAGTATTTTTCGGGCCCTGAGCCTAAG
GCTGTGCTGAAGAAGTTCAGGGAGGAGCTGGCTGCCCTGGATAAGGAAATTGAGATCCGG
AATGCAAAGCTGGACATGCCCTACGAGTACCTGCGGCCCAGCGTGGTGGAAAACAGTGTG
GCCATCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 662
Molecular Weight 74803.795
Theoretical pI 6.583
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase
MGLYRIRVSTGASLYAGSNNQVQLWLVGQHGEAALGKRLWPARGKETELKVEVPEYLGPL
LFVKLRKRHLLKDDAWFCNWISVQGPGAGDEVRFPCYRWVEGNGVLSLPEGTGRTVGEDP
QGLFQKHREEELEERRKLYRWGNWKDGLILNMAGAKLYDLPVDERFLEDKRVDFEVSLAK
GLADLAIKDSLNVLTCWKDLDDFNRIFWCGQSKLAERVRDSWKEDALFGYQFLNGANPVV
LRRSAHLPARLVFPPGMEELQAQLEKELEGGTLFEADFSLLDGIKANVILCSQQHLAAPL
VMLKLQPDGKLLPMVIQLQLPRTGSPPPPLFLPTDPPMAWLLAKCWVRSSDFQLHELQSH
LLRGHLMAEVIVVATMRCLPSIHPIFKLIIPHLRYTLEINVRARTGLVSDMGIFDQIMST
GGGGHVQLLKQAGAFLTYSSFCPPDDLADRGLLGVKSSFYAQDALRLWEIIYRYVEGIVS
LHYKTDVAVKDDPELQTWCREITEIGLQGAQDRGFPVSLQARDQVCHFVTMCIFTCTGQH
ASVHLGQLDWYSWVPNAPCTMRLPPPTTKDATLETVMATLPNFHQASLQMSITWQLGRRQ
PVMVAVGQHEEEYFSGPEPKAVLKKFREELAALDKEIEIRNAKLDMPYEYLRPSVVENSV
AI
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P16050
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name LOX15_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M23892
GeneCard ID ALOX15
GenAtlas ID ALOX15
HGNC ID HGNC:433
References
General References
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