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Description

The MAPEG (Membrane Associated Proteins in Eicosanoid and Glutathione metabolism) family includes a number of human proteins, several of which are involved the production of leukotrienes. This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of cysteinyl leukotrienes, potent biological compounds derived from arachidonic acid. Leukotrienes have been implicated as mediators of anaphylaxis and inflammatory conditions such as human bronchial asthma. This protein localizes to the nuclear envelope and adjacent endoplasmic reticulum. [provided by RefSeq]

Bioinformatics

Entrez	4056 Human
Uniprot	NM_145867 Human NP_665874.1 Human Q16873 Human
Product By Gene ID	4056
Alternate Names	EC 4.4.1.20 leukotriene C4 synthase Leukotriene-C(4) synthase LTC4 synthase MGC33147

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