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Leukotrienes

Activation of leukotriene synthesis

Both phospholipase A2 and 5-lipoxygenase are inactive when they are in the cytosol.
Activation (via increased cytosolic Ca2+ and phosphorylation) brings them to the nuclear membrane where they join FLAP (5-lipoxygenase activating protein).

     Cyclooxygenases also associate with FLAP
     FLAP brings the enzymes that produce and use arachidonic acid together into one complex.

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