Frizzled-5(Fz-5) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FZD5gene.[5][6][7]
Members of the 'frizzled' gene family encode 7-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for Wnt signaling proteins. Fz-5 is believed to be the receptor for the Wnt5A ligand.[7]
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