LTA4 translocates from neutrophil cytosol to platelet cytosol

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R-HSA-9032036
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Reaction [uncertain]
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Homo sapiens
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Leukotriene A4 (LTA4), produced by 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) in neutrophils, can be taken up by platelets where it is acted upon by 12-lipoxygenase (ALOX12) to form lipoxins (Samuelsson et al. 1987). The mechanism of translocation is unknown.
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2820055 Leukotrienes and lipoxins: structures, biosynthesis, and biological effects

Dahlén, SE, Rouzer, CA, Serhan, CN, Lindgren, JA, Samuelsson, B

Science 1987
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