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This gene is a member of the lipoxygenase family, which are catabolized by arachidonic acid-derived compounds. The encoded enzyme is a hydroperoxide isomerase that synthesizes a unique type of epoxy alcohol (8R-hydroxy-11R,12R-epoxyeicosa-5Z,9E,14Z-trienoic acid) from 12R-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12R-HPETE). This epoxy alcohol can activate the the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha), which is implicated in epidermal differentiation. Loss of function of the enzyme encoded by this gene results in ichthyosis, implicating the function of this gene in the differentiation of human skin. This gene is part of a cluster of lipoxygenase genes on 17p13.1. Mutations in this gene result in nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (NCIE). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
GO:0005515 [protein binding] GO:0016702 [oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen] GO:0046872 [metal ion binding] GO:0055114 [oxidation-reduction process]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Lyases Isomerase SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Disease related genes Potential drug targets Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)
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GO:0005506 [iron ion binding] GO:0005515 [protein binding] GO:0005737 [cytoplasm] GO:0006665 [sphingolipid metabolic process] GO:0016702 [oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen] GO:0016829 [lyase activity] GO:0019233 [sensory perception of pain] GO:0019369 [arachidonic acid metabolic process] GO:0019372 [lipoxygenase pathway] GO:0035357 [peroxisome proliferator activated receptor signaling pathway] GO:0043651 [linoleic acid metabolic process] GO:0045444 [fat cell differentiation] GO:0046513 [ceramide biosynthetic process] GO:0046872 [metal ion binding] GO:0051120 [hepoxilin A3 synthase activity] GO:0051122 [hepoxilin biosynthetic process] GO:0055114 [oxidation-reduction process] GO:0061436 [establishment of skin barrier]