LEKTI-2

SPINK9
Identifiers
Aliases	SPINK9, LEKTI2, serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal type 9, serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 9
External IDs	OMIM: 613511; HomoloGene: 88638; GeneCards: SPINK9; OMA:SPINK9 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (human)
End	148,339,852 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; corpus callosum; ; gonad; ; Achilles tendon; ; nucleus accumbens; ; anterior cingulate cortex; ; Brodmann area 9; ; right auricle of heart; ; granulocyte; ; fundus;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptidase inhibitor activity; protein binding; serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity;
Cellular component	extracellular region; acrosomal vesicle; extracellular space;
Biological process	negative regulation of peptidase activity; negative regulation of serine-type endopeptidase activity; cornification; regulation of acrosome reaction; negative regulation of endopeptidase activity;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	643394
	n/a
	ENSG00000204909
	n/a
	Q5DT21
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	NM_001040433
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	NP_001035523
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	Wikidata
View/Edit Human

Lympho-epithelial Kazal-type related inhibitor 2 (LEKTI-2) is a protein encoded by the SPINK9 gene in humans. SPINK9 is a member of a gene family cluster located on chromosome 5q33.1, which includes SPINK5 and SPINK6. LEKTI-2 is an inhibitor of KLK5.