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Lama5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lama5
  • Name
    laminin, alpha 5
  • Synonyms
    mKIAA0533
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:105382
    NCBI Gene: 16776
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:179818166-179867652 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 102.70 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1260 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_105382
protein coding gene Chr2:179818166-179867652 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200002273
protein coding gene Chr2:175841129-175889952 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195001060
protein coding gene Chr2:176078404-176127227 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220000101
protein coding gene Chr2:173756989-173805812 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180000404
protein coding gene Chr2:173880528-173929849 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175004227
protein coding gene Chr2:175038515-175087830 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215002587
protein coding gene Chr2:173979336-174028970 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024777
protein coding gene Chr2:169704309-169754605 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005000676
protein coding gene Chr2:173327144-173376829 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210000852
protein coding gene Chr2:174358590-174407908 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185019730
protein coding gene Chr2:175597933-175647250 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205002185
protein coding gene Chr2:174406230-174455056 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000014534
protein coding gene Chr2:176774683-176824367 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230025241
protein coding gene Chr2:177492091-177540911 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015456
protein coding gene Chr2:173900220-173949855 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006745
protein coding gene Chr2:185578540-185627847 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010000187
protein coding gene Chr2:174202131-174251811 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010003860
protein coding gene Chr2:176678175-176728603 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005000189
protein coding gene Chr2:173925072-173973887 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LAMA5, laminin subunit alpha 5
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LAMA5, laminin subunit alpha 5
  • Synonyms
    BBDS2, NPHS26
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3911
    UniProt: O15230

  • Chr Location
    20q13.33; chr20:62307955-62367312 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Lama5 mouse models; 2 with human LAMA5 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    119 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 13 genetic backgrounds
    10 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    31 images
    64 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit disrupted basal laminae leading to exencephaly, syndactyly, placentopathy, kidney defects, abnormal lobar septation with absence of a visceral pleural membrane, and lethality in late gestation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 16776 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 49487 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001081171 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 11404 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q61001 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 3718 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 32
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 19
      Primer pair 6
      Other 3
      Antibodies 11

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-33051, MGI:2138757, MGI:2138758, MGI:2139098
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 237
      Developmental Gene Expression 117
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 32
      Phenotypes 64
    • Earliest
      J:29907 Miner JH, et al., Molecular cloning of a novel laminin chain, alpha 5, and widespread expression in adult mouse tissues. J Biol Chem. 1995 Dec 1;270(48):28523-6
    • Latest
      J:380950 Deshpande T, et al., Vascular basement membrane laminins modulate functional zonation of cerebral microvessels. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2026 Feb 16;:271678X251410040

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory