Synonyms:EI, ELANH2, ENTREZ:1992, HEL-S-27, HEL57, HGNC:3311, LEI, M/NEI, MIM:130135, MNEI, NM_030666, NP_109591, NR_073111, NR_073112, PI-2, PI2, SERPINB1, XM_011514333, XM_011514334, XM_011514335, XP_011512635, XP_011512636, XP_011512637, serpin family B member 1
Omim:OMIM:130135
Id:ENSG00000021355
Hgnc:HGNC:3311
Description:serpin family B member 1
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the serpin family of proteinase inhibitors. Members of this family maintain homeostasis by neutralizing overexpressed proteinase activity through their function as suicide substrates. This protein inhibits the neutrophil-derived proteinases neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G, and proteinase-3 and thus protects tissues from damage at inflammatory sites. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]