Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00685
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP03087
Name Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name ALOX15
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase activity
Specific Function Non-heme iron-containing dioxygenase that catalyzes the stereo-specific peroxidation of free and esterified polyunsaturated fatty acids generating a spectrum of bioactive lipid mediators. Converts arachidonic acid into 12-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid/12-HPETE and 15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid/15-HPETE. Also converts linoleic acid to 13-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid. May also act on (12S)-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid/(12S)-HPETE to produce hepoxilin A3. Probably plays an important role in the immune and inflammatory responses. Through the oxygenation of membrane-bound phosphatidylethanolamine in macrophages may favor clearance of apoptotic cells during inflammation by resident macrophages and prevent an autoimmune response associated with the clearance of apoptotic cells by inflammatory monocytes. In parallel, may regulate actin polymerization which is crucial for several biological processes, including macrophage function. May also regulate macrophage function through regulation of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway. Finally, it is also involved in the cellular response to IL13/interleukin-13. In addition to its role in the immune and inflammatory responses, may play a role in epithelial wound healing in the cornea maybe through production of lipoxin A4. May also play a role in endoplasmic reticulum stress response and the regulation of bone mass.
Pathways
  • Hydroperoxy eicosatetraenoic acid biosynthesis
  • Lipid metabolism
Reactions
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → 15(S)-HPETE details
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → 8(S)-HPETE details
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → 12(R)-HPETE details
Arachidonic acid + Oxygen → 12(S)-HPETE details
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 19
Locus Not Available
SNPs ALOX15
Gene Sequence
>1992 bp
ATGGGTCTCTACCGCGTCCGCGTGTCCACCGGGTCCTCGTTCTGCGCGGGCTCCAATAAC
CAGGTGCACCTGTGGCTGGTCGGCGAGCACGGGGAGGCGGCGCTCGGGTGGGCCGTGCGG
CCGGCGAGGGGGAAGGAGGTGGAATTCCAGGTGGACGTGTCCGAGTACCTGGGGCGGCTG
CTGTTCGTGAAATTGCGCAAACGGCACCTCCTCTCGGATGATGCGTGGTTCTGCAACTGG
ATCTCCGTGCAGGGCCCCGGGGCCAGTGGGAACGAGTTCAGGTTCCCGTGCTATCGCTGG
GTGGAGGGCGATGGCATCCTGAGCCTGCCCGAGGGCACCGGTCGCACTGTGGTCGATGAC
CCTCAAGGTCTGTTCAAGAAACACAGGGAAGAGGAGCTGGCAGAGAGAAGGAAGCTGTAC
CGGTGGGGTAACTGGAAGGACGGGTTAATTCTGAATATAGCTGGGGCCACAATAAATGAC
CTTCCTGTAGATGAGAGATTTCTAGAGGACAAAAGAATTGACTTTGAGGCCTCACTGACC
AAGGGGCTGGCAGACCTAGCCATCAAAGACTCTTTAAACATTCTGACTTGCTGGAAAAGT
CTGGATGACTTCAACAGGATTTTCTGGTGTGGCCAGAGCAAGCTGGCTGAGCGGGTGCGG
GATTCCTGGAAGGAGGATGCCTTATTTGGGTACCAGTTTCTCAACGGCACCAACCCCATG
TTGCTGAGACGCTCCGTTCGCCTTCCTGCCCGCCTGGAGTTTCCTCCAGGGATGGGGGAG
CTGCAGGCCGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGCTCCAGCAAGGCACGCTATTTGAAGCTGACTTCTCC
TTGCTGATGGGGATCAAGGCCAACGTCATCCTGTGTACCCAGCAGTATGTGGCTGCCCCT
CTGGTTATGCTGAAACTGCAGCCCGATGGGAAACTCTTACCCATGGCCATCCAGCTCCAA
CTGCCACACAAGGGGTCCCCACCACCACCGCTTTTCCTGCCCACGGATCCCCCGATGACC
TGGCTCCTGGCCAAATGCTGGGTCCGGAGCTCTGACTTCCAGCTTCACGAGCTGCACTCT
CATCTCCTGAGGGGACACTTGGTGGCTGAGGTCATCGCTGTGGCCACCATGAGGTGCCTT
CCGTCTATACATCCTATGTTCAAGCTTCTCATTCCGCACCTGCGATACACCATGGAAATT
AACATCCGGGCCAGGACTGGGCTGGTCTCTGACTCGGGAGTCTTCGACCAGGTGGTGAGC
ACAGGTGGGGGCGGCCATGTGGAGCTGCTCCAGCGAGCAGGAGCCTTTCTAACCTATAGC
TCCTTCTGTCCCCCTGATGACCTGGCTGACCGGGGGCTCCTGGGAGTCAAGTCTTCTTTC
TATGCCCAAGATGCCCTGAGGCTCTGGGAAATTCTCTCTCGCTACGTGGAGGGGATTGTG
AGTCTCCACTATAAGACGGACGAGTCTGTGAGAGACGACATTGAGCTGCAGGCCTGGTGT
CGAGATATCACTGAGATTGGGCTGCTGGGTGCCCAGGACCGAGGGTTTCCCGTCACCCTA
CAGTCCAAGGACCAGCTTTGCCACTTTGTGACCATGTGTATCTTCACCTGCACTGGTCAG
CACTCCTCCACTCACCTGGGCCAGCTGGACTGGTACTCTTGGGTCCCTAACGCACCCTGC
ACAATGCGGCTGCCCCCACCGACCACCAAGGATGTGACACTGGAGAAAGTGATGGCAACA
CTGCCGAACTTCCATCAGGCTTCTCTCCAGATGTCCATCACTTGGCAACTGGGCAGACGC
CAGCCCATCATGGTGGCTCTGGGTCAGCATGAGGAAGAGTACTTCTCAGGCCCTGAGCCC
AAGGCTGTGCTAAAGAAGTTCAGGGAGGAGCTGGCTGCCCTGGAAAAAGACATAGAGATC
CGGAATGCCCAGCTGGACTGGCCCTACGAATACCTGCGGCCCAGCCTGGTGGAAAACAGC
GTGGCCATATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 663
Molecular Weight 75124.0
Theoretical pI 6.51
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12S-type
MGLYRVRVSTGSSFCAGSNNQVHLWLVGEHGEAALGWAVRPARGKEVEFQVDVSEYLGRL
LFVKLRKRHLLSDDAWFCNWISVQGPGASGNEFRFPCYRWVEGDGILSLPEGTGRTVVDD
PQGLFKKHREEELAERRKLYRWGNWKDGLILNIAGATINDLPVDERFLEDKRIDFEASLT
KGLADLAIKDSLNILTCWKSLDDFNRIFWCGQSKLAERVRDSWKEDALFGYQFLNGTNPM
LLRRSVRLPARLEFPPGMGELQAELEKELQQGTLFEADFSLLMGIKANVILCTQQYVAAP
LVMLKLQPDGKLLPMAIQLQLPHKGSPPPPLFLPTDPPMTWLLAKCWVRSSDFQLHELHS
HLLRGHLVAEVIAVATMRCLPSIHPMFKLLIPHLRYTMEINIRARTGLVSDSGVFDQVVS
TGGGGHVELLQRAGAFLTYSSFCPPDDLADRGLLGVKSSFYAQDALRLWEILSRYVEGIV
SLHYKTDESVRDDIELQAWCRDITEIGLLGAQDRGFPVTLQSKDQLCHFVTMCIFTCTGQ
HSSTHLGQLDWYSWVPNAPCTMRLPPPTTKDVTLEKVMATLPNFHQASLQMSITWQLGRR
QPIMVALGQHEEEYFSGPEPKAVLKKFREELAALEKDIEIRNAQLDWPYEYLRPSLVENS
VAI
GenBank ID Protein AAC41614.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P27479
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name LOX15_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID M62516
GeneCard ID ALOX15
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available