Gene Information
Gene NameALOX12B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length701
Protein NamesArachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12R-type (12R-LOX) (12R-lipoxygenase) (EC 1.13.11.-) (Epidermis-type lipoxygenase 12)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000179477 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBO75342
Gene CardALOX12B
Uniprot IDO75342
PfamPF00305; PF01477
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.138964655)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ALOX12B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ALOX12B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ALOX12B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ALOX12B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Alox12b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ALOX12B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Alox12b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ALOX12B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsALOX15
ParalogsALOX12, ALOX15, ALOXE3, ALOX5, ALOX15B
Tissueskin, tongue, zone.of.skin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in B-cells, hair follicles, foreskin keratinocytes and adult skin. Also expressed in psoriatic tissue. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9618483}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs201575829  rs397514533  rs8077661  rs397514526  rs72842957  rs200516538  rs1567981916  rs760428119  rs1039399607  rs137853023  rs774958790  rs763468558  rs199766569  rs199545653  rs137853024  rs752509098  rs397514528 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00726}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9837935}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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