DPPA5, Official Symbol DPPA5provided by HGNC Official Full Name developmental pluripotency associated 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19201 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000203909 MIM:611111; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19201 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 ESG1 Summary This gene encodes a protein that may function in the control of cell pluripotency and early embryogenesis. Expression of this gene is a specific marker for pluripotent stem cells. Pseudogenes of this gene are located on the short arm of chromosome 10 and the long arm of chromosomes 14 and 19. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 1.1), lung (RPKM 0.4) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all