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GeneQ18046835· pop 5· linked from 25 articles

Also known as Wnt family member 5B

Protein Wnt-5b is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNT5B gene.

Gene data

WNT5B
Name
Wnt family member 5B
Type
protein-coding
Position
1,529,854–1,647,243 (+)
RefSeq RNA
NM_030775.2, NM_032642.3
RefSeq protein
NP_110402.2, NP_116031.1

The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family. It encodes a protein which shows 94% and 80% amino acid identity to the mouse Wnt5b protein and the human WNT5A protein, respectively. Alternative splicing of this gene generates 2 transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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Wnt family member 5B

Symbol
WNT5B
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
12:1,529,854-1,647,243
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
22530
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
1647212
genomic start
1639057
cytogenetic location
12p13.33
expressed in
testicle
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Protein Wnt-5b is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNT5B gene.

The WNT gene family consists of structurally-related genes that encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family. It encodes a protein showing 94% and 80% amino acid identity to the mouse Wnt5b protein and the human WNT5A protein, respectively. Alternative splicing of this gene generates two transcript variants.

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