Protein Name basigin (Ok blood group)
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 682
Gene Symbol

BSG

UniProt P35613 (BASI_HUMAN), Q54A51 (Q54A51_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 281
Total Number of Articles : 373
Description

basigin (Ok blood group)

Gene Summary

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]

synonyms
  • basigin
  • OK blood group antigen
  • collagenase stimulatory factor
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Properties