{"symbol":"LXN","synonyms":["ECI"],"name":"latexin","description":"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 of promoter hypermethylation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":56925,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/56925","proteins":[{"symbol":"LXN_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/LXN_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}