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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00972
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6260
  • HMDBP07113
Name Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
Synonyms
  1. 5-LO
  2. 5-lipoxygenase
Gene Name ALOX5
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in metal ion binding
Specific Function Catalyzes the first step in leukotriene biosynthesis, and thereby plays a role in inflammatory processes.
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 A4 biosynthesis
  • Leukotriene C4 Synthesis Deficiency
  • 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
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Trisalicylate-choline Action Pathway
  • Valdecoxib Action Pathway
Reactions
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → leukotriene A(4) + Water details
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → 5(S)-Hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid details
5(S)-Hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid → Leukotriene A4 + Water details
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → Leukotriene A4 + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
positive regulation of vasoconstriction
acute inflammatory response
response to nutrient
leukotriene production involved in inflammatory response
lipoxygenase pathway
sensory perception of pain
arachidonic acid metabolic process
leukotriene biosynthetic process
response to hyperoxia
Cellular Component
cytosol
dendrite
nuclear matrix
nuclear membrane
nuclear envelope lumen
sarcolemma
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 5-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
  2. Peripheral membrane protein
  3. Nucleus matrix
  4. Nucleus membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus 10q11.2
SNPs ALOX5
Gene Sequence
>2025 bp
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
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 674
Molecular Weight 77982.595
Theoretical pI 5.775
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
MPSYTVTVATGSQWFAGTDDYIYLSLVGSAGCSEKHLLDKPFYNDFERGAVDSYDVTVDE
ELGEIQLVRIEKRKYWLNDDWYLKYITLKTPHGDYIEFPCYRWITGDVEVVLRDGRAKLA
RDDQIHILKQHRRKELETRQKQYRWMEWNPGFPLSIDAKCHKDLPRDIQFDSEKGVDFVL
NYSKAMENLFINRFMHMFQSSWNDFADFEKIFVKISNTISERVMNHWQEDLMFGYQFLNG
CNPVLIRRCTELPEKLPVTTEMVECSLERQLSLEQEVQQGNIFIVDFELLDGIDANKTDP
CTLQFLAAPICLLYKNLANKIVPIAIQLNQIPGDENPIFLPSDAKYDWLLAKIWVRSSDF
HVHQTITHLLRTHLVSEVFGIAMYRQLPAVHPIFKLLVAHVRFTIAINTKAREQLICECG
LFDKANATGGGGHVQMVQRAMKDLTYASLCFPEAIKARGMESKEDIPYYFYRDDGLLVWE
AIRTFTAEVVDIYYEGDQVVEEDPELQDFVNDVYVYGMRGRKSSGFPKSVKSREQLSEYL
TVVIFTASAQHAAVNFGQYDWCSWIPNAPPTMRAPPPTAKGVVTIEQIVDTLPDRGRSCW
HLGAVWALSQFQENELFLGMYPEEHFIEKPVKEAMARFRKNLEAIVSVIAERNKKKQLPY
YYLSPDRIPNSVAI
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P09917
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name LOX5_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID J03600
GeneCard ID ALOX5
GenAtlas ID ALOX5
HGNC ID HGNC:435
References
General References
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