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.
LACTB mAb
LACTBG24; mitochondrial; mitochondrial 39S ribosomal protein L56; mitochondrial ribosomal protein L56; MRPL56; serine beta lactamase-like protein; serine beta lactamase-like protein LACTB; serine beta-lactamase-like protein LACTB; Serine beta-lactamase-like protein LACTB, mitochondrial;G24; LACT-1; Lact1; LACTB; MRPL56; UNQ843/PRO1781