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Alox12 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Alox12
  • Name
    arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase
  • Synonyms
    9930022G08Rik, Alox12p, P-12LO
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:87998
    NCBI Gene: 11684
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    1 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:70132283-70146179 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 42.99 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    426 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_87998
protein coding gene Chr11:70132283-70146206 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200048486
protein coding gene Chr11:67079318-67093213 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195033281
protein coding gene Chr11:67105799-67119695 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220054143
protein coding gene Chr11:67214785-67228677 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053696
protein coding gene Chr11:67174354-67188263 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175053698
protein coding gene Chr11:67124577-67138477 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215053480
protein coding gene Chr11:66901710-66915607 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016626
protein coding gene Chr11:64991803-65005275 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005053108
protein coding gene Chr11:66666158-66680103 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210054299
protein coding gene Chr11:66978628-66992528 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185053634
protein coding gene Chr11:67178852-67192729 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205052099
protein coding gene Chr11:67070604-67084488 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000020280
protein coding gene Chr11:67577350-67591231 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230053044
protein coding gene Chr11:68289637-68303534 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190053529
protein coding gene Chr11:67208537-67222432 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225043026
protein coding gene Chr11:70471089-70484986 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010038238
protein coding gene Chr11:67088737-67102559 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010048375
protein coding gene Chr11:67810924-67824778 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005045816
protein coding gene Chr11:67103462-67117392 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALOX12, arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12S type
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALOX12, arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, 12S type
  • Synonyms
    12-LOX, 12S-LOX, LOG12
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 239
    UniProt: P18054

  • Chr Location
    17p13.1; chr17:6996049-7010754 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    47 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit increased basal transepidermal water loss and hypersensitivity to adenosine 5'-diphosphate-induced platelet aggregation and mortality.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000000320 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13897 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000000329 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3001 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000000329 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 663 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 30
    Genomic 2
    cDNA 25
    Primer pair 3

    Microarray probesets 5
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-1285, MGI:2443819
References
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  • Summaries
    All 126
    Developmental Gene Expression 7
    Gene Ontology 19
    Phenotypes 47
  • Earliest
    J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
  • Latest
    J:364477 Dos S P Andrade AC, et al., Deficiency in platelet 12-lipoxygenase exacerbates inflammation and disease severity during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 25;122(12):e2420441122

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
09/08/2026
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory