BSG

basigin (Ok blood group)

ENTREZID: 682 | Type: Protein Coding | Map: 19p13.3

OMIM: 300335


Summary Entrez
The protein encoded by this gene, basigin, is a plasma membrane protein that is important in spermatogenesis, embryo implantation, neural network formation, and tumor progression. Basigin is also a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, ubiquitously expressed in various tissues. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]