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Symbol ITIH5 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 18-11-2009
HGNC name inter-alpha (globulin) inhibitor H5
HGNC id 21449
DNA
TYPE functioning gene
STRUCTURE 107.30 kb     14 Exon(s)
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
12 - 3105 - 702 - Himmelfarb (2004)
14 - 6319 - 956 - Himmelfarb (2004)
10 - 5659 - 742 - Himmelfarb (2004)
EXPRESSION
Type
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Endocrineplacenta    
Lymphoid/Immunethymus    
Reproductivefemale systembreastmammary gland highly
 male systemtestis   
Skin/Tegumentskin    
Urinarykidney    
Visualeye    
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Epithelialsecretoryglandularendocrine 
Nervousperipherous   
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
physiological period pregnancy
Text placenta
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • one VWFA domain
    • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies ortholog to murine Itih5
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor (ITI) family
    • CATEGORY regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum
    intracellular,nucleus
    text sensors of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal Ca2+ changes and rapidly translocate into near plasma membrane (PM) junctions to activate Ca2+ entry (Wang 2009)
    basic FUNCTION
  • serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity
  • contributing to extracellular matrix stability by covalent linkage to hyaluronan (Hamm 2008)
  • candidate class II tumour suppressor gene that could be involved in tumour progression, invasion and metastasis (Veeck 2008)
    • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    hyaluronan metabolism
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --low  
    promoter methylation-mediated loss of ITIH5 expression is associated with unfavourable outcome in breast cancer patients (Veeck 2008)
    tumoral        
    in invasive ductal carcinoma
    tumoral     --low  
    in multiple solid tumors, including breast, colon and lung cancer (Hamm 2008)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS