CDH5 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human CDH5 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 16q22.1 and is approximately 38 kb in length. This allele, which encodes vascular endothelial-cadherin protein, plays a role in calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion, endothelial cell cohesion and endothelial survival.

**Synonyms:** - 7B4 - CD144 - Cadherin 5, Type 2 (Vascular Epithelium) wt Allele - Cadherin 5, Type 2, VE-Cadherin (Vascular Epithelium) Gene - Cadherin, Vascular Endothelial Gene - Cadherin, Vascular Endothelial, 1 Gene