Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
242
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R type
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
ALOX12B
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
12R-LOX, ARCI2
Chromosome Chromosome number
17
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17p13.1
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
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.
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 information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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 ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603741 430 ENSG00000179477
Protein
UniProt ID 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
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
congenital ichthyosis Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis 2 rs387906349, rs199766569, rs137853023, rs1567980596, rs137853024, rs397514533, rs746723399, rs397514526, rs199545653, rs1028050037, rs397514527, rs752509098, rs1567985231, rs397514528, rs1567985261
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N/A
ichthyosis Ichthyosis rs199766569 N/A
Lamellar ichthyosis lamellar ichthyosis rs1567982673, rs199766569, rs752509098, rs397514532 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Uterine Fibroids Uterine fibroids N/A N/A GWAS
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Blood Coagulation Disorders Inherited Associate 39501396
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Associate 37478211
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Associate 24070899
Ichthyosiform Erythroderma Congenital Associate 17139268
Ichthyosis Associate 27025581, 37040911
Lamellar ichthyosis type 3 Associate 17139268, 19131948, 22622417, 36854483
Lung Neoplasms Stimulate 19170196
Multiple Myeloma Associate 33338886
Neoplasms Associate 35768785
Self Healing Collodion Baby Associate 19890349