ID O14684; PN Prostaglandin E synthase; GN PTGES; OS 9606; SL Nucleus Position: SL-0198; SL Comments: Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10377395, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16439136, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18682561, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27684486}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000303|PubMed:18682561}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10869354}. Note=Colocalizes with PTGS1/COX-1 and PTGS2/COX-2 in the perinuclear compartment. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10869354}. DR UNIPROT: O14684; DR UNIPROT: O14900; DR UNIPROT: Q5SZC0; DR PDB: 3DWW; DR PDB: 4AL0; DR PDB: 4AL1; DR PDB: 4BPM; DR PDB: 4WAB; DR PDB: 4YK5; DR PDB: 4YL0; DR PDB: 4YL1; DR PDB: 4YL3; DR PDB: 5BQG; DR PDB: 5BQH; DR PDB: 5BQI; DR PDB: 5K0I; DR PDB: 5T36; DR PDB: 5T37; DR PDB: 5TL9; DR PDB: 6VL4; DR Pfam: PF01124; DR OMIM: 605172; DR DisGeNET: 9536; DE Function: Terminal enzyme of the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2-mediated prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) biosynthetic pathway. Catalyzes the glutathione-dependent oxidoreduction of prostaglandin endoperoxide H2 (PGH2) to prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in response to inflammatory stimuli (PubMed:18682561, PubMed:10377395, PubMed:12672824, PubMed:12460774, PubMed:10869354, PubMed:12244105). Plays a key role in inflammation response, fever and pain (By similarity). Catalyzes also the oxidoreduction of endocannabinoids into prostaglandin glycerol esters and PGG2 into 15-hydroperoxy-PGE2 (PubMed:12244105, PubMed:12672824). In addition, displays low glutathione transferase and glutathione- dependent peroxidase activities, toward 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and 5-hydroperoxyicosatetraenoic acid (5-HPETE), respectively (PubMed:12672824). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JM51, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10377395, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10869354, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12244105, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12460774, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12672824, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18682561}. DE Reference Proteome: Yes; DE Interaction: Q9Y3E0; IntAct: EBI-11161387; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q9H0R3; IntAct: EBI-24674609; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q04941; IntAct: EBI-24686270; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q9NRQ5; IntAct: EBI-23722140; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q96IW7; IntAct: EBI-23723397; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q6PI78; IntAct: EBI-24690855; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q96F15; IntAct: EBI-23780523; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q8N6R1; IntAct: EBI-23798787; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: O95070; IntAct: EBI-23825176; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q08426; IntAct: EBI-24755804; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: O95292; IntAct: EBI-24784464; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q8WWP7; IntAct: EBI-24641110; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: O15155; IntAct: EBI-24644551; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: O75379; IntAct: EBI-24799716; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q96HH6; IntAct: EBI-25213278; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q15836; IntAct: EBI-25224808; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: Q8WVX3; IntAct: EBI-25273998; Score: 0.56 DE Interaction: P19739; IntAct: EBI-25685423; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P0DTD8; IntAct: EBI-25687199; Score: 0.35 GO GO:0005789; GO GO:0016021; GO GO:0016020; GO GO:0005641; GO GO:0048471; GO GO:0043295; GO GO:0004602; GO GO:0004364; GO GO:0004667; GO GO:0050220; GO GO:0008283; GO GO:0008285; GO GO:0032308; GO GO:0001516; GO GO:0006693; GO GO:0031620; GO GO:0050727; GO GO:0019233; GO GO:0007165; TP Membrane Topology: Transmembrane; Source: UniProt - Curator Inference {ECO:0000305|PubMed:23431194}; SQ MPAHSLVMSSPALPAFLLCSTLLVIKMYVVAIITGQVRLRKKAFANPEDALRHGGPQYCRSDPDVERCLRAHRNDMETIY SQ PFLFLGFVYSFLGPNPFVAWMHFLVFLVGRVAHTVAYLGKLRAPIRSVTYTLAQLPCASMALQILWEAARHL //