Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein also known as 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, or FLAP, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ALOX5AP gene.[4][5]

ALOX5AP
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesALOX5AP, FLAP, arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein
External IDsOMIM: 603700; MGI: 107505; HomoloGene: 1231; GeneCards: ALOX5AP; OMA:ALOX5AP - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001204406
NM_001629

NM_009663
NM_001308462

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001191335
NP_001620

NP_001295391
NP_033793

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 5: 149.2 – 149.22 Mb
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Function

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FLAP is necessary for the activation of 5-lipoxygenase and therefore for the production of leukotrienes, 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid, and specialized pro-resolving mediators of the lipoxin and resolvin classes.[6][7] It is an integral protein within the nuclear membrane. FLAP is necessary in synthesis of leukotriene, which are lipid mediators of inflammation that is involved in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. FLAP functions as a membrane anchor for 5-lipooxygenase and as an amine acid-bind protein. How FLAP activates 5-lipooxygenase is not completely understood, but there is a physical interaction between the two. [citation needed] FLAP structure consists of 4 transmembrane alpha helices, but they are found in trimer forming a barrel. The barrel is about 60 Å high and 36 Å wide.[8]

Clinical significance

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Leukotrienes, which require the FLAP protein to be synthesized, have an established pathological role in allergic and respiratory diseases. Animal and human genetic evidence suggests they may also have an important role in atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and stroke.[9] The structure of FLAP provides a tool for the development of novel therapies for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and for the design of focused experiments to probe the cell biology of FLAP and its role in leukotriene biosynthesis.[8][10]

Inhibitors

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000060063Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ Kennedy BP, Diehl RE, Boie Y, Adam M, Dixon RA (May 1991). "Gene characterization and promoter analysis of the human 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP)". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 266 (13): 8511–6. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)93004-8. PMID 1673682.
  5. ^ Yandava CN, Kennedy BP, Pillari A, Duncan AM, Drazen JM (February 1999). "Cytogenetic and radiation hybrid mapping of human arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (ALOX5AP) to chromosome 13q12". Genomics. 56 (1): 131–3. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5651. PMID 10036194.
  6. ^ Peters-Golden M, Brock TG (2003). "5-lipoxygenase and FLAP". Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids. 69 (2–3): 99–109. doi:10.1016/S0952-3278(03)00070-X. PMID 12895592.
  7. ^ Serhan CN, Chiang N, Dalli J, Levy BD (2015). "Lipid mediators in the resolution of inflammation". Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 7 (2): a016311. doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a016311. PMC 4315926. PMID 25359497.
  8. ^ a b PDB: 2q7r​;Ferguson AD, McKeever BM, Xu S, Wisniewski D, Miller DK, Yamin TT, Spencer RH, Chu L, Ujjainwalla F, Cunningham BR, Evans JF, Becker JW (July 2007). "Crystal structure of inhibitor-bound human 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein". Science. 317 (5837): 510–2. Bibcode:2007Sci...317..510F. doi:10.1126/science.1144346. PMID 17600184. S2CID 31544959.
  9. ^ Kaushal, Ritesh; Pal, Prodipto; Alwell, Kathleen; Haverbusch, Mary; Flaherty, Matthew; Moomaw, Charles; Sekar, Padmini; Kissela, Brett; Kleindorfer, Dawn; Chakraborty, Ranajit; Broderick, Joseph; Deka, Ranjan; Woo, Daniel (2007-06-01). "Association of ALOX5AP with ischemic stroke: a population-based case-control study". Human Genetics. 121 (5): 601–607. doi:10.1007/s00439-007-0338-y. ISSN 1432-1203. PMID 17387518. S2CID 20183625.
  10. ^ Evans, Jilly F.; Ferguson, Andrew D.; Mosley, Ralph T.; Hutchinson, John H. (February 2008). "What's all the FLAP about?: 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein inhibitors for inflammatory diseases". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 29 (2): 72–78. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2007.11.006. ISSN 0165-6147. PMID 18187210.
  11. ^ Musiyenko A, Correa L, Stock N, Hutchinson JH, Lorrain DS, Bain G, Evans JF, Barik S (November 2009). "A novel 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein inhibitor, AM679, reduces inflammation in the respiratory syncytial virus-infected mouse eye". Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 16 (11): 1654–9. doi:10.1128/CVI.00220-09. PMC 2772391. PMID 19759251.
  12. ^ Gillard, J.; Ford-Hutchinson, A. W.; Chan, C.; Charleson, S.; Denis, D.; Foster, A.; Fortin, R.; Leger, S.; McFarlane, C. S.; Morton, H.; Piechuta, H.; Riendeau, D.; Rouzer, C. A.; Rokach, J.; Young, R. (1989-05-01). "L-663,536 (MK-886) (3-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-t-butyl-thio-5-isopropylindol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid), a novel, orally active leukotriene biosynthesis inhibitor". Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 67 (5): 456–464. doi:10.1139/y89-073. ISSN 0008-4212. PMID 2548691.

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