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Lox - lysyl oxidase Gene

Rattus norvegicus

Also known as Rrg1; H-rev142

Gene ID: 24914 | Gene type: protein coding

About Lox

Summary

Enables copper ion binding activity and protein-lysine 6-oxidase activity. Involved in several processes, including extracellular matrix organization; response to steroid hormone; and wound healing. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cell chemotaxis; platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta signaling pathway; and protein oxidation. Located in extracellular matrix and nucleus. Used to study abdominal aortic aneurysm; arteriosclerosis; coronary artery disease; coronary restenosis; and hypertension. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Menkes disease; hypertension; and thoracic aortic aneurysm. Orthologous to human LOX (lysyl oxidase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Lox Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001414003.1 NP_001400932.1 protein-lysine 6-oxidase precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables copper ion binding IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16432278 RGD
enables protein-lysine 6-oxidase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16804742 RGD
enables protein-lysine 6-oxidase activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16432278 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
acts upstream of or within cell chemotaxis IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
18586678 RGD
involved in collagen fibril organization IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16804742 RGD
involved in collagen fibril organization IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16432278 RGD
involved in elastic fiber assembly IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
16432278 RGD
acts upstream of or within platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta signaling pathway IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
18586678 RGD
acts upstream of or within protein oxidation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
18586678 RGD
involved in response to hormone IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
12488341 RGD
involved in response to steroid hormone IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
12488341 RGD
involved in response to xenobiotic stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
15816421 RGD
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in extracellular matrix IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16251195 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

protein-lysine 6-oxidase

Lysyl oxidase (an H-rev gene with its expression down-regulated in HRAS-transformed rat 208F fibroblasts)

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Lox NCBI NCBI:4015
Macaca fascicularis Lox NCBI NCBI:102132184
Mus musculus Lox NCBI NCBI:16948