MUC5B

Gene

mucin 5B, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming

HGNCHGNC:7516 EnsemblENSG00000117983 NCBI Gene727897

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11p15.5

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Mucin-5BQ9HC84

Protein · therapeutic target

Member of “Mucins” · 7 related family papers (context, not papers about this gene)

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Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asMUC5 · MG1 · MUC-5B

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Previous symbolsMUC5

Alias symbolsMG1, MUC-5B

Previous namesmucin 5, subtype B, tracheobronchial

Alias namesmucin MG1

Associated diseases

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Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Lung Diseases, Interstitial

Pulmonary Fibrosis

COVID-19

Respiratory Tract Diseases

Respiratory Insufficiency

Chronic lung disease

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

MucinsMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-09-04.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.