Abstract |
Inflammation secondary to tissue injuries serves as a double-edged sword that determines the prognosis of tissue repair. As one of the most important enzymes controlling the inflammation process by producing leukotrienes, 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX, also called 5-LO) has been one of the therapeutic targets in regulating inflammation for a long time. Although a large number of 5-LOX inhibitors have been explored, only a few of them can be applied clinically. Surprisingly, phosphorylation of 5-LOX reveals great significance in regulating the subcellular localization of 5-LOX, which has proven to be an important mechanism underlying the enzymatic activities of 5-LOX. There are at least three phosphorylation sites in 5-LOX jointly to determine the final inflammatory outcomes, and adjustment of phosphorylation of 5-LOX at different phosphorylation sites brings hope to provide an unrecognized means to regulate inflammation. The present review intends to shed more lights into the set-point-like mechanisms of phosphorylation of 5-LOX and its possible clinical application by summarizing the biological properties of 5-LOX, the relationship of 5-LOX with neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries, the phosphorylation of 5-LOX at different sites, the regulatory effects and mechanisms of phosphorylated 5-LOX upon inflammation, as well as the potential anti-inflammatory application through balancing the phosphorylation-depended set-point.
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Authors | Zonglin He, Di Tao, Jiaming Xiong, Fangfang Lou, Jiayuan Zhang, Jinxia Chen, Weixi Dai, Jing Sun, Yuechun Wang |
Journal | Neurochemical research
(Neurochem Res)
Vol. 45
Issue 10
Pg. 2245-2257
(Oct 2020)
ISSN: 1573-6903 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 32671628
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
- Serine
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase
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Topics |
- Animals
- Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Brain
(enzymology, metabolism)
- Brain Injuries
(enzymology, metabolism)
- Humans
- Inflammation
(enzymology, metabolism)
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
(enzymology, metabolism)
- Phosphorylation
(drug effects, physiology)
- Serine
(chemistry)
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