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Alox8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Alox8
  • Name
    arachidonate 8-lipoxygenase
  • Synonyms
    8-LOX, 8S-lipoxygenase, 8S-LOX, Alox15b
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1098228
    NCBI Gene: 11688
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:69074758-69088669 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 42.38 cM, cytoband B4
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    450 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1098228
 protein coding gene Chr11:69074711-69088669 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200041853
 protein coding gene Chr11:66018867-66032884 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195040721
 protein coding gene Chr11:66038588-66052514 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220041948
 protein coding gene Chr11:66155237-66169344 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053305
 protein coding gene Chr11:66117253-66131156 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175054312
 protein coding gene Chr11:66067568-66081470 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215051986
 protein coding gene Chr11:65843573-65857484 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016559
 protein coding gene Chr11:63917726-63932064 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005053163
 protein coding gene Chr11:65601792-65615945 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210054259
 protein coding gene Chr11:65921630-65935532 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185056225
 protein coding gene Chr11:66121579-66135511 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028254
 protein coding gene Chr11:66012400-66026306 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000056835
 protein coding gene Chr11:66519736-66533663 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230053641
 protein coding gene Chr11:67229252-67243269 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190027021
 protein coding gene Chr11:66150069-66163975 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225045315
 protein coding gene Chr11:69404127-69418058 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010053297
 protein coding gene Chr11:66036121-66050026 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010041032
 protein coding gene Chr11:66767283-66780959 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005038808
 protein coding gene Chr11:66049308-66063228 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALOX15B, arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALOX15B, arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase type B
  • Synonyms
    15-LOX-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 247
    UniProt: O15296

  • Chr Location
    17p13.1; chr17:8039011-8049134 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    8 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

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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit impaired recovery from influenza infection.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    77
  • GO References
    17
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
    691
  • Tissues
    94
  • cDNA Data
    12
  • Literature Summary
    4
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000020891 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13912 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000021262 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3226 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000021262 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 677 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 15
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 56
      Developmental Gene Expression 4
      Gene Ontology 17
      Phenotypes 8
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:326541 Cyagen Biosciences Inc., Cyagen Biosciences Website. 2022;
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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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    09/08/2026
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