Injury to the eye's surface provokes an inflammatory response, mediated, in part, by 12-hydroxyeicosanoids. CYP4B1 catalyses the 12-hydroxylation of arachidonic acid (ARA) to 12-HETE and 12-HETrE (12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid and 12-hydroxy-5,8,14-eicosatrienoic acid respectively). Both these metabolites possess potent inflammatory and angiogenic properties (Ashkar et al. 2004). The example of 12-HETE formation only is shown here.
This CandidateSet contains sequences identified by William Pearson's analysis of Reactome catalyst entities. Catalyst entity sequences were used to identify analagous sequences that shared overall homology and active site homology. Sequences in this Candidate set were identified in an April 24, 2012 analysis. Further candidates were identified by Ralf Stephan in a July 15, 2023 analysis.