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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Benign rs2307214 RCV005918293
Familial cancer of breast Benign rs312470 RCV005921764
Gastric cancer Benign rs2070590 RCV005921753
Hepatocellular carcinoma Benign rs312470 RCV005921765
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 34428433
Adenoma Associate 23404351, 23778325, 34428433
Arthritis Rheumatoid Associate 9305751
Asthma Associate 23321599
Atherosclerosis Associate 24686056
Breast Neoplasms Associate 16684880, 33224971
Breast Neoplasms Stimulate 25339205
Cardiovascular Diseases Associate 16514435
Colonic Polyps Associate 37756582
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 22237009, 24908683, 34428433, 35833141