Gene Symbol | LXN |
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Entrez Gene | 56925 |
Alt Symbol | ECI, TCI |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | latexin |
Other Description | MUM|endogenous carboxypeptidase inhibitor|tissue carboxypeptidase inhibitor |
Swissprots | Q9BS40 Q96PN2 Q9NQS6 |
Accessions | AAL09331 EAW78683 EAW78684 Q9BS40 AF087851 AAP97162 AF282594 AAK69518 AF282626 AAF82807 BC005346 AAH05346 BC008438 AAH08438 EU831968 ACE87409 EU832061 ACE86723 HQ448342 ADQ32822 NM_020169 NP_064554 |
Function | Hardly reversible, non-competitive, and potent inhibitor of CPA1, CPA2 and CPA4. May play a role in inflammation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15738388}. |
Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}. |
Tissue Specificity | Highly expressed in heart, prostate, ovary, kidney, pancreas, and colon, moderate or low in other tissues including brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11455960}. |