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.
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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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
See cases Uncertain significance rs745485339 RCV001197651
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 30914656
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Inhibit 26530530
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 35271662
Endometriosis Associate 39202445
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Associate 33857242
Inflammation Associate 30914656
Medulloblastoma Associate 18664619
Mouth Diseases Stimulate 39202445
Neoplasm Metastasis Inhibit 26530530
Neoplasms Associate 18664619, 26252227