| Gene Symbol |
MAGEA5
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| Entrez Gene |
4104
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| Alt Symbol |
CT1.5, MAGE5, MAGEA4
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
melanoma antigen family A5
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| Other Description |
MAGE-5 antigen|MAGE-5a antigen|MAGE-5b antigen|cancer/testis antigen 1.5|cancer/testis antigen family 1, member 5|melanoma antigen family A, 5|melanoma-associated antigen 5
|
| Swissprots |
Q32MD0 P43359
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| Accessions |
AAA68873 AAA68874 EAW99420 P43359 AI200443 AY310324 BC109187 AAI09188 NM_021049 NP_066387
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| Function |
Not known, though may play a role tumor transformation or progression. In vitro promotes cell viability in melanoma cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17942928}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in many tumors of several types, such as melanoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma and breast carcinoma, but not in normal tissues except for testes.
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