MUC5B
protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Summary
MUC5B is a gene[1]. MUC5B ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: protein-coding gene[3]
- HomoloGene ID: 136756[4]
- Genomic start: 1223066[5], 1244296[6]
- Genomic end: 1262172[7], 1283406[8]
- Ortholog: Muc5b[9]
- Encodes: mucin 5B, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming[10]
- Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[11]
- Chromosome: human chromosome 11[12]
- Strand orientation: forward strand[13]
- Exact match: http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/727897[14]
- Cytogenetic location: 11p15.5[15]
- Expressed in: trachea[16], gallbladder[17], mucosa of transverse colon[18], olfactory zone of nasal mucosa[19], bronchus[20], epithelium of bronchus[21], bronchial epithelial cell[22], tendon of biceps brachii[23], minor salivary glands[24], mucosa of sigmoid colon[25]
Why It Matters
MUC5B is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]