GNB5, Official Symbol GNB5provided by HGNC Official Full Name G protein subunit beta 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4401 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000069966 MIM:604447; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4401 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 Also known as GB5; HG2E; IDDCA; LADCI; LDMLS1; LDMLS2; gbeta5 Summary Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins), which integrate signals between receptors and effector proteins, are composed of an alpha, a beta, and a gamma subunit. These subunits are encoded by families of related genes. This gene encodes a beta subunit. Beta subunits are important regulators of alpha subunits, as well as of certain signal transduction receptors and effectors. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms exist. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 9.7), kidney (RPKM 8.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all