Lipoxygenase LoxA

UniProtKB accession:  Q9I4G8

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UniProtKB description:  Exhibits lipoxin synthase activity as part of a bacterial evasion strategy to suppress the host immune defense (PubMed:31474948). Oxygenates polyenoic fatty acids including eicosatrienoate and docosahexaenoate to the corresponding (n-6)S-hydroperoxy derivatives (PubMed:14766977, PubMed:27500637). In turn, this production of bioactive lipid mediators promotes bacterial persistence in host lung tissues by inhibiting the expression of major chemokines and recruitment of leukocytes (PubMed:31474948).