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Facts about Leukotriene C4 synthase.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | LTC4S |
Uniprot: | Q16873 |
Entrez: | 4056 |
Belongs to: |
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MAPEG family |
EC 4.4.1.20; leukotriene C4 synthase; Leukotriene-C(4) synthase; LTC4 synthase; MGC33147
Mass (kDA):
16.567 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 5q35.3 |
Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (179793986..179796647) |
Detected in lung, platelets and the myelogenous leukemia cell line KG-1 (at protein level). LTC4S activity is present in eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, certain phagocytic mononuclear cells, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells and platelets.
Nucleus outer membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 8052639 by Lam B.K., et al. Expression cloning of a cDNA for human leukotriene C4 synthase, an integral membrane protein conjugating reduced glutathione to leukotriene A4.
PMID: 7937884 by Welsch D.J., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of human leukotriene-C4 synthase.