| Entrez gene ID | | 4015 |
| Official gene symbol | | LOX |
| Full name | | lysyl oxidase |
| Aliases | | ,MGC105112, |
| Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is an extracellular copper enzyme that initiates the crosslinking of collagens and elastin. The enzyme catalyzes oxidative deamination of the epsilon-amino group in certain lysine and hydroxylysine residues of collagens and lysine residues of elastin. In addition to crosslinking extracellular matrix proteins, the encoded protein may have a role in tumor suppression. Defects in this gene are a cause of autosomal recessive cutis laxa type I (CL type I). Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 5 Locus: 5q23.2 |
| Gene position | | 121414055 - 121398890 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 15166 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 153455 |
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