Gene Information
Gene NameALOX15B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length676
Protein NamesPolyunsaturated fatty acid lipoxygenase ALOX15B (15-lipoxygenase 2) (15-LOX-2) (Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase B) (15-LOX-B) (EC 1.13.11.33) (Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type II) (Linoleate 13-lipoxygenase 15-LOb) (EC 1.13.11.-)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000179593 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBO15296
Gene CardALOX15B
Uniprot IDO15296
PfamPF00305; PF01477
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.654636466)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ALOX15B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ALOX15B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ALOX15B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Alox8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ALOX15B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Alox15b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ALOX15B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsALOX5
ParalogsALOX12, ALOX15, ALOXE3, ALOX5, ALOX12B
Tissueprostate, lung
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in hair, prostate, lung, ovary, lymph node, spinal cord and cornea. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10542053, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11350124, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9177185}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4NRE  (X-ray  2.63A  7LAF  (X-ray  2.44A 
DBSNP rs140152561  rs9895916  rs4792147  rs7225107 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform A]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195}. Note=Other isoforms are excluded from the nucleus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195}.;
Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27435673}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10542053, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24497644};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24497644}. Cell junction, adherens junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195}. Cell junction, focal adhesion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195}. Note=Predominantly cytosolic;
becomes enriched at membranes upon calcium binding. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10542053, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12704195, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24497644, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27435673}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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