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# MUC5AC

ENSG00000215182

Target class

Secreted protein

Chromosome

11

Approved drugs

0

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

3

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

0

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

3

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Other names**

- MUC5

**Target name**

MUC5AC

**Gene name**

Mucin 5AC, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming

**Gene symbol**

MUC5AC

**Protein name**

Mucin-5AC (MUC-5AC) (Gastric mucin) (Major airway glycoprotein) (Mucin-5 subtype AC, tracheobronchial) (Tracheobronchial mucin) (TBM)

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Mucins

**Target class**

Secreted protein

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

1

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Uncertain

**Highest tissue expression**

132.81

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.977

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

1

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:4586

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.820167

**Protein interaction partners**

30

### Reactome pathways (6)

- R-HSA-5083625
- R-HSA-5083632
- R-HSA-5083636
- R-HSA-5621480
- R-HSA-913709
- R-HSA-977068

## Genomic location

**End position**

1201138

**Start position**

1157953

**Chromosome**

11

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000215182

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:7515

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:7515)

**NCBI Gene ID**

4586

**UniProt ID**

P98088

## Cellular location

- Secreted .

### Publication evidence (2)

- PubMed 14718370  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14718370/)
- PubMed 31732694  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31732694/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.999805

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.977109

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Stomach**

132.81

**Testis**

0.32

**Lung**

0.12

**Cervix - Endocervix**

0.1

**Minor Salivary Gland**

0.07

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Stomach132.81
- Testis0.32
- Lung0.12
- Cervix - Endocervix0.1
- Minor Salivary Gland0.07
- Prostate0.06
- Cervix - Ectocervix0.05
- Fallopian Tube0.05
- Pituitary0.03
- Uterus0.03
- Colon - Transverse0.03
- Vagina0.03
- Bladder0.03
- Esophagus - Mucosa0.02
- Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum0.02
- Pancreas0.02
- Spleen0.02
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0.02
- Ovary0.02
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction0.02
- Artery - Aorta0.02
- Brain - Cerebellum0.02
- Adrenal Gland0.02
- Liver0.01
- Esophagus - Muscularis0.01

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Cellular components (5)

- GO:0005576  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005576)
- GO:0005796  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005796)
- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0070062  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070062)
- GO:0070701  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070701)

### Molecular functions

- GO:0005201  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005201)

## Related records

### Trials (8)

- A Study of Fractionated 90Y-hPAM4 Plus Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving at Least 2 Prior Therapies.
- [A Study of MUC16-Directed Antibody Drug Conjugate HWK-016 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors.](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-muc16-directed-antibody-drug-conjugate-hwk-016-in-548b132b-ea69-4673-b544-093f6e3556e5.md)
- Multi-Targeted Recombinant Ad5 (CEA/MUC1/Brachyury) Based Immunotherapy Vaccine Regimen in People With Advanced Cancer
- Phase 3 Trial of 90Y-Clivatuzumab Tetraxetan & Gemcitabine vs Placebo & Gemcitabine in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
- QUILT-3.010: A Study of Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel With or Without NPC-1C to Treat Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
- QUILT-3.019: Phase 2 Study of NPC-1C Chimeric Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancer
- Safety and Efficacy Study of 90Y-hPAM4 at Different Doses
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Different Doses of 90Y-hPAM4 Combined With Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer

### Drugs (3)

- [Clivatuzumab tetraxetan](https://trialight.com/data/asset/clivatuzumab-tetraxetan-7c497012-b7b3-4d22-91fc-5e7f1f28682a.md) Mucin-5AC binding agent
- Ensituximab Mucin-5AC other
- Yttrium Y 90 clivatuzumab tetraxetan Mucin-5AC binding agent

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