Biology:FZD5

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Frizzled-5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FZD5 gene.[1][2][3]

Members of the 'frizzled' gene family encode 7-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for Wnt signaling proteins. The FZD5 protein is believed to be the receptor for the Wnt5A ligand.[3]

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References

  1. "A large family of putative transmembrane receptors homologous to the product of the Drosophila tissue polarity gene frizzled". J Biol Chem 271 (8): 4468–76. Jun 1996. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.8.4468. PMID 8626800. 
  2. "Molecular cloning and characterization of human Frizzled-5 gene on chromosome 2q33.3-q34 region". Int J Oncol 19 (1): 105–10. Jun 2001. doi:10.3892/ijo.19.1.105. PMID 11408929. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: FZD5 frizzled homolog 5 (Drosophila)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7855. 

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