LMPD Database

LMP000895

Record overview

LMPD IDLMP000895
Gene ID11688
SpeciesMus musculus(Mouse)
Gene Namearachidonate 8-lipoxygenase
Gene SymbolAlox8
Synonyms15-LOX-2; 15-LOX-B; 8-LOX; 8S-LOX; Alox15b
Alternate namesarachidonate 8S-lipoxygenase; 8S-lipoxygenase; 15-lipoxygenase 2; arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase B; arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type II; arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase, second type
Chromosome11
Map Location11|11 B4
EC Number1.13.11.-
SummaryThis gene belongs to the lipoxygenase (LOX) gene family whose members encode enzymes that catalyze the addition of molecular oxygen to polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to yield fatty acid hydroperoxides. The encoded enzyme preferentially metabolizes arachidonic acid to yield 8-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (8-HETE), while metabolizing linoleic acid less efficiently. The gene may also function as a tumor suppressor. This gene is located in a cluster of related genes that spans approximately 75 kilobases on chromosome 11. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]
OrthologsView orthologs and multiple alignments for Alox8

Proteins

arachidonate 8S-lipoxygenase
Refseq ID:NP_033791
Protein GI:40363263
UniProt ID:O35936
mRNA ID:NM_009661
Length:677
RefSeq Status:REVIEWED
MAKCRVRVSTGEACGAGTWDKVSVSIVGTHGESPLVPLDHLGKEFSAGAEEDFEVTLPQDVGTVLMLRVHKAPPEVSLPLMSFRSDAWFCRWFELEWLPG
AALHFPCYQWLEGAGELVLREGAAKVSWQDHHPTLQDQRQKELESRQKMYSWKTYIEGWPRCLDHETVKDLDLNIKYSAMKNAKLFFKAHSAYTELKVKG
LLDRTGLWRSLREMRRLFNFRKTPAAEYVFAHWQEDAFFASQFLNGINPVLIRRCHSLPNNFPVTDEMVAPVLGPGTSLQAELEKGSLFLVDHGILSGVH
TNILNGKPQFSAAPMTLLHQSSGSGPLLPIAIQLKQTPGPDNPIFLPSDDTWDWLLAKTWVRNSEFYIHEAVTHLLHAHLIPEVFALATLRQLPRCHPLF
KLLIPHIRYTLHINTLARELLVAPGKLIDKSTGLGTGGFSDLIKRNMEQLNYSVLCLPEDIRARGVEDIPGYYYRDDGMQIWGAIKSFVSEIVSIYYPSD
TSVQDDQELQAWVREIFSEGFLGRESSGMPSLLDTREALVQYITMVIFTCSAKHAAVSSGQFDSCVWMPNLPPTMQLPPPTSKGQARPESFIATLPAVNS
SSYHIIALWLLSAEPGDQRPLGHYPDEHFTEDAPRRSVAAFQRKLIQISKGIRERNRGLALPYTYLDPPLIENSVSI