GOLGA5, Official Symbol GOLGA5provided by HGNC Official Full Name golgin A5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4428 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000066455 MIM:606918; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4428 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 RFG5; GOLIM5; ret-II Summary The Golgi apparatus, which participates in glycosylation and transport of proteins and lipids in the secretory pathway, consists of a series of stacked cisternae (flattened membrane sacs). Interactions between the Golgi and microtubules are thought to be important for the reorganization of the Golgi after it fragments during mitosis. This gene encodes one of the golgins, a family of proteins localized to the Golgi. This protein is a coiled-coil membrane protein that has been postulated to play a role in vesicle tethering and docking. Translocations involving this gene and the ret proto-oncogene have been found in tumor tissues; the chimeric sequences have been designated RET-II and PTC5. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 5. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 23.6), thyroid (RPKM 21.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all