TRO, Official Symbol TROprovided by HGNC Official Full Name trophininprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12326 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000067445 MIM:300132; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12326 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MAGED3; MAGE-d3 Summary This gene encodes a membrane protein that mediates cell adhesion between trophoblastic cells and the epithelial cells of the endometrium. The encoded protein participates in cell signalling during embryo implantation, and may also be involved in cancer formation. This gene is located near several other closely related genes on chromosome X. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2012] Expression Broad expression in ovary (RPKM 9.7), brain (RPKM 9.7) and 20 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all