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Aloxe3 knockout mice reveal a function of epidermal lipoxygenase-3 as hepoxilin synthase and its pivotal role in barrier formation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jan 2013
Krieg Peter, Rosenberger Sabine, de Juanes Silvia, Latzko Susanne, Hou Jin, Dick Angela, Kloz Ulrich, van der Hoeven Frank, Hausser Ingrid, Esposito Irene, Rauh Manfred, Schneider Holm
Abstract excerpt
Loss-of-function mutations in the lipoxygenase (LOX) genes ALOX12B and ALOXE3 are the second most common cause of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis. The encoded proteins, 12R-LOX and epidermal LOX-3 (eLOX-3), act in sequence to convert fatty acid substrates via R-hydroperoxides to specific epoxyalcohol derivatives and have been proposed to operate in the same metabolic pathway during epidermal barrier...
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