Predicted to enable metalloendopeptidase inhibitor activity. Predicted to be involved in inflammatory response and negative regulation of endopeptidase activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within detection of temperature stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Orthologous to human LXN (latexin). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]