Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 239
Gene name Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12S type
Gene symbol ALOX12
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
12-LOX12S-LOXLOG12
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17p13.1
Summary This gene encodes a member of the lipoxygenase family of proteins. The encoded enzyme acts on different polyunsaturated fatty acid substrates to generate bioactive lipid mediators including eicosanoids and lipoxins. The encoded enzyme and its reaction pro
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT437657 hsa-miR-195-5p MicroarrayqRT-PCR 22815788
MIRT438332 hsa-miR-185-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blot 24070899
MIRT438332 hsa-miR-185-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blot 24070899
MIRT1929912 hsa-miR-15a CLIP-seq
MIRT1929913 hsa-miR-15b CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
JUN Unknown 14518567
RUNX1 Unknown 20181616
SP1 Activation 9164849
SP1 Unknown 14518567;16118214
SP3 Activation 9164849
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004052 Function Arachidonate 12(S)-lipoxygenase activity IBA
GO:0004052 Function Arachidonate 12(S)-lipoxygenase activity IDA 1851637, 2217179, 2377602, 8319693, 17493578, 18311922, 22984144, 24282679
GO:0004052 Function Arachidonate 12(S)-lipoxygenase activity IEA
GO:0005506 Function Iron ion binding IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 10727209
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
152391 429 ENSG00000108839
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P18054
Protein name Polyunsaturated fatty acid lipoxygenase ALOX12 (EC 1.13.11.-) (Arachidonate (12S)-lipoxygenase) (12S-LOX) (12S-lipoxygenase) (EC 1.13.11.31) (Arachidonate (15S)-lipoxygenase) (EC 1.13.11.33) (Linoleate (13S)-lipoxygenase) (Lipoxin synthase 12-LO) (EC 3.3.
Protein function Catalyzes the regio and stereo-specific incorporation of molecular oxygen into free and esterified polyunsaturated fatty acids generating lipid hydroperoxides that can be further reduced to the corresponding hydroxy species (PubMed:17493578, Pub
PDB 3D3L , 8GHB , 8GHC , 8GHD , 8GHE
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01477 PLAT 4 108 PLAT/LH2 domain Domain
PF00305 Lipoxygenase 174 649 Lipoxygenase Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23578768}.
Sequence
Sequence length 663
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Arachidonic acid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Antifolate resistance
Serotonergic synapse
Inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels
  Synthesis of Hepoxilins (HX) and Trioxilins (TrX)
Synthesis of Lipoxins (LX)
Synthesis of 12-eicosatetraenoic acid derivatives
Biosynthesis of DHA-derived SPMs
Biosynthesis of DPAn-6 SPMs
Biosynthesis of DPAn-3-derived maresins
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Erythroblastic Leukemia Erythroblastic Leukemia BEFREE 11409904
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 7624992
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma LHGDN 17236225
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 23778325
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma of large intestine Colorectal adenoma BEFREE 17236225
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyloidosis Amyloidosis BEFREE 29620941
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anaplasia Anaplasia BEFREE 25532042
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis BEFREE 22980500
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthritis Rheumatoid Rheumatoid arthritis Pubtator 9305751 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 23321599 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only