The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase across different species:

arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5), novel protein similar to vertebrate arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) (DKEY-194N13.2), arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (AFUA_4G02770), arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (AOR_1_1362014), Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (lox5)

Other aliases include:

5-LO, 5LPG, LOG5, 5-LOX, MGC163204, ALOX5, LOC567204, lox5

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase:

arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase – leukotriene A4 synthase – arachidonic acid 5-lipoxygenase – novel protein similar to vertebrate arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) – Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase

Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase fulfills a number of functions:

arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activity – calcium ion binding – iron ion binding – lipoxygenase activity – oxidoreductase activity – protein binding – metal ion binding

Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase is relevant to the following processes:

inflammatory response – leukotriene biosynthetic process – oxidation reduction – leukotriene metabolic process

Locations for Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase:

cytoplasm – cytosol – extrinsic to membrane – membrane – nuclear envelope lumen – nuclear matrix – nuclear membrane – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology