B3GALT5, Official Symbol B3GALT5provided by HGNC Official Full Name beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:920 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000183778 MIM:604066; AllianceGenome:HGNC:920 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 B3T5; GLCT5; B3GalTx; B3GalT-V; beta3Gal-T5; beta-3-Gx-T5; beta-1,3-GalTase 5 Summary This gene encodes a member of a family of membrane-bound glycoproteins. The encoded protein may synthesize type 1 Lewis antigens, which are elevated in gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers. Alternatively spliced transcript variants using multiple alternate promoters have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2017] Expression Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 5.1), colon (RPKM 4.2) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all