ITGB5, Official Symbol ITGB5provided by HGNC Official Full Name integrin subunit beta 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6160 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000082781 MIM:147561; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6160 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary This gene encodes a beta subunit of integrin, which can combine with different alpha chains to form a variety of integrin heterodimers. Integrins are integral cell-surface receptors that participate in cell adhesion as well as cell-surface mediated signaling. The alphav beta5 integrin is involved in adhesion to vitronectin. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017] Expression Ubiquitous expression in placenta (RPKM 40.4), gall bladder (RPKM 34.0) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all