基因名:
FZD5
产品别名:
C2orf31; HFZ5; FZD5; frizzled class receptor 5; frizzled class receptor 5; frizzled-5; Wnt receptor; frizzled 5, seven transmembrane spanning receptor; frizzled family receptor 5; fz-5; fzE5; seven-transmembrane receptor frizzled-5; Wnt信号受体蛋白;
背景信息:
Members of the 'frizzled' gene family encode 7-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for Wnt signaling proteins. The Frizzled 5 protein is believed to be the receptor for the Wnt5A ligand. Frizzled 5 has been reported to be expressed in fetal kidney, fetal and adult liver, fetal lung, and adult pancreas. ESTs have been isolated from bone, liver/spleen, placenta, and prostate libraries. Frizzled 5 was cloned from a retina cDNA library.