The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Laminin, alpha 5 across different species:

laminin, alpha 5 (LAMA5), laminin, alpha 5 (Lama5), laminin, alpha 5 (lama5)

Other aliases include:

KIAA1907, [a]5, AA408760, AA408762, AI853660, mKIAA0533, laminin-511, cb402, sb:cb402, im:7138247, wu:fb81a10, LAMA5

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Laminin, alpha 5:

laminin alpha 5 – laminin alpha-5 chain – laminin subunit alpha-5 – OTTMUSP00000017438 – laminin-10 subunit alpha – laminin-11 subunit alpha – laminin-15 subunit alpha – laminin, alpha 5 – unm m538 – laminin subunit alpha-5-like

Laminin, alpha 5 fulfills a number of functions:

integrin binding – structural molecule activity – protein binding – receptor binding – receptor activity

Laminin, alpha 5 is relevant to the following processes:

angiogenesis – cell proliferation – cell recognition – cytoskeleton organization – endothelial cell differentiation – focal adhesion formation – integrin-mediated signaling pathway – regulation of cell adhesion – regulation of cell migration – regulation of embryonic development – substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading – branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis – branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis – branching morphogenesis of a tube – cell adhesion – cilium assembly – hair follicle development – lung development – morphogenesis of a polarized epithelium – morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium – muscle organ development – neural crest cell migration – odontogenesis of dentine-containing tooth – organ morphogenesis – regulation of cell proliferation – cell-cell adhesion – medial fin morphogenesis – pectoral fin morphogenesis – protein localization

Locations for Laminin, alpha 5:

basal lamina – extracellular region – laminin-1 complex – laminin-10 complex – laminin-11 complex – basement membrane – extracellular matrix – laminin-5 complex – proteinaceous extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology