Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 56925
Gene name Latexin
Gene symbol LXN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ECITCI
Chromosome 3
Chromosome location 3q25.32
Summary This gene encodes the only known protein inhibitor of zinc-dependent metallocarboxypeptidases. The encoded protein, latexin, downregulates the population size of hematopoietic stem cells. This protein is found to be downregulated in cancer cells because o
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT049272 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1122687 hsa-miR-106a CLIP-seq
MIRT1122688 hsa-miR-106b CLIP-seq
MIRT1122689 hsa-miR-142-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1122690 hsa-miR-145 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
KLF4 Repression 23364479
NANOG Repression 23364479
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004857 Function Enzyme inhibitor activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IBA
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0006954 Process Inflammatory response IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609305 13347 ENSG00000079257
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9BS40
Protein name Latexin (Endogenous carboxypeptidase inhibitor) (ECI) (Protein MUM) (Tissue carboxypeptidase inhibitor) (TCI)
Protein function Hardly reversible, non-competitive, and potent inhibitor of CPA1, CPA2 and CPA4. May play a role in inflammation.
PDB 2BO9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF06907 Latexin 3 219 Latexin Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in heart, prostate, ovary, kidney, pancreas, and colon, moderate or low in other tissues including brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11455960}.
Sequence
Sequence length 222
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
2
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MELANOMA CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 30914656
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 31163629
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis BEFREE 24769471
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 29751240
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder BEFREE 30958025
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 23992744, 24884516
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Carcinoma BEFREE 21466706
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Pancreatic ductal carcinoma Pubtator 26530530 Inhibit
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Chronic Kidney Diseases Kidney Disease BEFREE 29212624
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Chronic Periodontitis Periodontitis BEFREE 23748736, 28114408
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only