Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 242
Gene name Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R type
Gene symbol ALOX12B
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
12R-LOXARCI2
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17p13.1
Summary This gene encodes an enzyme involved in the conversion of arachidonic acid to 12R-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. Mutations in this gene are associated with nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137853023 A>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853024 G>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs199545653 C>T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs199766569 T>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs387906349 A>- Pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1555916 hsa-miR-3150a-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1555917 hsa-miR-3175 CLIP-seq
MIRT1555918 hsa-miR-939 CLIP-seq
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 IEA
GO:0004052 Function Arachidonate 12(S)-lipoxygenase activity IMP 15629692
GO:0005506 Function Iron ion binding IEA
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603741 430 ENSG00000179477
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O75342
Protein name Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R-type (12R-LOX) (12R-lipoxygenase) (EC 1.13.11.-) (Epidermis-type lipoxygenase 12)
Protein function Catalyzes the regio and stereo-specific incorporation of a single molecule of dioxygen into free and esterified polyunsaturated fatty acids generating lipid hydroperoxides that can be further reduced to the corresponding hydroxy species (PubMed:
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01477 PLAT 4 114 PLAT/LH2 domain Domain
PF00305 Lipoxygenase 234 684 Lipoxygenase Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in B-cells, hair follicles, foreskin keratinocytes and adult skin. Also expressed in psoriatic tissue. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9618483}.
Sequence
Sequence length 701
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Arachidonic acid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Serotonergic synapse
  Synthesis of 12-eicosatetraenoic acid 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)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
ALOX12B-related disorder Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2507707263, rs763468558 RCV003397856
RCV003405498
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis 2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs532842455, rs759653224, rs2151820983, rs745366046, rs199545653, rs387906349, rs137853023, rs137853024, rs752509098, rs1478989829, rs959284348, rs202128350, rs1555643304, rs775524204, rs397514526
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RCV001730123
RCV005023403
RCV005016729
RCV002052067
RCV000193750
View all (104 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs397514532 RCV000626762
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Congenital nonbullous ichthyosiform erythroderma Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs397514532 RCV000626762
★★★★☆
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
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL CTD
★★☆☆☆
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
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, 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
Alopecia Alopecia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Blood Coagulation Disorders Inherited Blood coagulation disorder Pubtator 39501396 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Pubtator 37478211 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma of lung Lung carcinoma BEFREE 19170196
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Squamous cell carcinoma Pubtator 24070899 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only