{"symbol":"LACTB","synonyms":["MRPL56","G24"],"name":"lactamase, beta","description":"This gene encodes a mitochondrially-localized protein that has sequence similarity to prokaryotic beta-lactamases. Many of the residues responsible for beta-lactamase activity are not conserved in this protein, suggesting it may have a different enzymatic function. Increased expression of the related mouse gene was found to be associated with obesity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":114294,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/114294","proteins":[{"symbol":"LACTB_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/LACTB_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Mitochondrial ribosomal proteins (MRPL, MRPS)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Mitochondrial+ribosomal+proteins+%28MRPL%2C+MRPS%29"}]}