Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 240
Gene name Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
Gene symbol ALOX5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
5-LO5-LOX5LPGLOG5
Chromosome 10
Chromosome location 10q11.21
Summary This gene encodes a member of the lipoxygenase gene family and plays a dual role in the synthesis of leukotrienes from arachidonic acid. The encoded protein, which is expressed specifically in bone marrow-derived cells, catalyzes the conversion of arachid
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT736469 hsa-miR-125a-3p RNA-seqImmunofluorescence 33205517
MIRT736470 hsa-let-7e-3p RNA-seqImmunofluorescence 33205517
MIRT736469 hsa-miR-125a-3p RNA-seqImmunofluorescence 33205517
MIRT778919 hsa-miR-186 CLIP-seq
MIRT778920 hsa-miR-3688-3p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR1 Activation 9062372
EGR1 Repression 15517885
EGR1 Unknown 10436859
HDAC2 Activation 21883892
HDAC3 Activation 21883892
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:0001676 Process Long-chain fatty acid metabolic process IEA
GO:0001937 Process Negative regulation of endothelial cell proliferation IEA
GO:0001937 Process Negative regulation of endothelial cell proliferation ISS
GO:0002232 Process Leukocyte chemotaxis involved in inflammatory response IMP 17114001
GO:0002523 Process Leukocyte migration involved in inflammatory response IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
152390 435 ENSG00000012779
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P09917
Protein name Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase (EC 1.13.11.-) (Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase) (5-LO) (5-lipoxygenase) (EC 1.13.11.34)
Protein function Catalyzes the oxygenation of arachidonate ((5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-eicosatetraenoate) to 5-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoate (5-HPETE) followed by the dehydration to 5,6- epoxyeicosatetraenoate (Leukotriene A4/LTA4), the first two steps in the biosynthesis o
PDB 3O8Y , 3V92 , 3V98 , 3V99 , 6N2W , 6NCF , 7TTJ , 7TTK , 7TTL
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01477 PLAT 4 113 PLAT/LH2 domain Domain
PF00305 Lipoxygenase 216 662 Lipoxygenase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 674
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Arachidonic acid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Efferocytosis
Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway
Serotonergic synapse
Ovarian steroidogenesis
Toxoplasmosis
  Synthesis of 5-eicosatetraenoic acids
Synthesis of Leukotrienes (LT) and Eoxins (EX)
Synthesis of Lipoxins (LX)
Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
Neutrophil degranulation
Interleukin-18 signaling
Biosynthesis of D-series resolvins
Biosynthesis of maresins
Biosynthesis of E-series 18(S)-resolvins
Biosynthesis of aspirin-triggered D-series resolvins
Biosynthesis of E-series 18(R)-resolvins
Biosynthesis of DPAn-3-derived protectins and resolvins
Biosynthesis of DPAn-3-derived maresins
Biosynthesis of DPAn-3-derived 13-series resolvins
Biosynthesis of electrophilic ω-3 PUFA oxo-derivatives
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
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ASTHMA CTD, Disgenet
CTD, 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 Coronary Syndrome Coronary Syndrome BEFREE 18398223
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 8456058
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 18976020
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 30258081
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 30258081
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of pancreas Pancreatic adenocarcinoma BEFREE 25483364
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma, Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 30258081
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma, Oxyphilic Adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 30258081
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma, Tubular Adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 30258081
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 17277229, 29339153
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only